Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Several ticket-holding protesters told AFP they had printed the old Iranian flag on T-shirts, which they could cover with other clothing before stripping off inside the stadium.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Ord, heading to a bachelorette party, had printed an itinerary for the long weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
However, some insisted they entered their registrations correctly, but the machines had either not printed them in full, or had printed them incorrectly.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
When Elle Fanning was around 14 or 15 years old, she had a cork board in her bedroom adorned with pictures she had printed out from the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
I took the little list of ingredients he had printed out for me, and went to a grocery store, where I got a can of Red Devil lye, two eggs, and two medium-sized white potatoes.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
