link
noun
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
had linked
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past perfectof link.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Earlier research had linked the loss of two genes, TP53 and RB1, with transdifferentiation in prostate cancer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Speaking with McAfee seemed like a good place to start; federal and state regulators had linked his business to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that had left hundreds of people ill.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The ship, which researchers had linked to Iranian oil transfers, had been sailing under a Gabonese flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The remains were unidentified until the Sheriff’s Department announced this week it had linked the skull to the 1987 disappearance and death of a 48-year-old woman from Trinity County.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2025
But the discovery had a more important consequence: conceptually, Morgan had not just linked genes; he had linked two disciplines—cell biology and genetics.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
