had outlined
- past perfect of outline.
Example Sentences
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In its April forecast, the IMF had outlined three scenarios for how the world economy might be damaged by the conflict, including a likely global recession if the war persisted until 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
She had reached out to Parks’ office and was told by one of the councilmember’s staffers that an unnamed DWP staffer had outlined the department’s unflinching position in an email, which Galanter forwarded to me:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024
However, he said he was immediately sending a “good faith” payment of $10,000 if she would not take the steps she had outlined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The supermarket said it had begun moving to a more efficient way of baking goods in-store, and had outlined plans to move more stores to the model.
From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024
Now Mr. Patterson had me bogged down in some kind of investigation, and I wasn't supposed to talk about anything until he had outlined the clearest course of action.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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