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had leased

  • past perfect
    of lease.
    lease
    noun
    a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.

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The delighted men said they found a large diamond on a plot of land they had leased two years back.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Ionic MT had leased the land as part of its business producing nanosilicon for lithium-ion batteries, which are used in electric vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

One was reinstated later but wound up scratching because he had leased his dogs to other mushers and could not reassemble his team in time.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

But the homeowner, Kevin Rahimi, told The Times he did not know of Smirnov and had leased the home to another man and his family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

Some businessmen from Mobile had leased the land around it, bought the house, and established what Maycomb thought was a private gambling hell.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee