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
My daughter’s friend designed the Lauren’s Latteteria logo on the stickers I had printed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
At some locations, by sheer chance, staff had printed out order requests just before the cyber-attack hit.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
Relyn had printed the words “fire Lahaina” in neat black ink on the square for Tuesday, Aug. 8 — the dividing line that had cleaved all their lives wide open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
He had printed up individual itineraries for each of us, including times exact to the second.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
