Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Like Borrell, she had parachuted into France and helped set up safe houses for new agents and organized the pickup of ammunition.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2019
At least one pilot had parachuted out of the aircraft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2014
Citing unidentified sources, Le Figaro said France had parachuted "large amounts" of weapons, including rocket launchers, assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles into the Jebel Nafusa region.
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2011
If I had parachuted in without any knowledge of past events, I wouldn't have known anything happened.
From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2010
The passenger, in a helmet and bright orange flight suit, had parachuted down near a village in the Ural Mountains.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
