project
noun
something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
had projected
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past perfectof project.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja, who in July had projected 2026 spending of more than $25 billion, said Wednesday the company expects to spend $20 billion, adding that the company managed "our capital deployment efficiently."
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
It had projected costs to reach £642m by 30 June this year, but the government later said it had only been £555m.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
As recently as March, he had projected that the Fed might need to bring rates lower this year, not higher, to protect a job market that at the time appeared to be weakening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Only three months earlier, no officials had projected a rate hike.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Probably everyone in Cannery Row had projected his imagination to how the party would be—the shouts of greeting, the congratulation, the noise and good feeling.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
