had it
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“I always had it in the back of my mind it could happen,” De Paula said of making his debut this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The younger students in the Times cohort had it easier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The trial had not tarnished his marketability, nor, seemingly, had it checked his behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Three wickets down inside 7.1 overs and with Imam-ul-Haq absent injured, Pakistan could have been humiliated had it not been for Shakeel.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
They turned over their analysis as soon as they had it.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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