- past perfect of manage.
Example Sentences
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"No one had managed to get fully cycling hair follicles like this before," she says.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The Wall Street Journal reported recently that Abel decided to sell the stocks that Combs had managed.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The resulting fund has struggled with losses for years, something KKR initially blamed on loans made by Blackstone, which had managed FS Investments’ portfolios before KKR took them over.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Though the couple’s house was well fortified, the suspect had managed to get in through an unlocked door.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
They had managed to drive off a raiding party that was trying to scale the wall.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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