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had ironed

  • past perfect
    of iron.
    iron
    noun
    a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Fe; 55.847; 26; 7.86 at 20°C.

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The Trojans’ defense certainly didn’t help matters, in spite of assurances that it had ironed out its issues over three standout, second-half performances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

Wagner quickly deleted the tweet and the following week Wagner said he “mishandled the situation’’ and that he had talked to Thomas and the two had ironed things out.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2018

But by game time, Baxter had ironed out the mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2016

Caitriona, we learn, was a lovely corpse: “You were as clean and smooth as if they had ironed you out on the bed.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2015

I had ironed it along with three other outfits yesterday.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed