had railroaded

• past perfect

  past perfect

  Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.

  of railroad.
  railroad

  noun

  a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.

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had railroaded

Her mother Lesley said the company had "railroaded thousands of people's education".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

Larry was afraid his father had railroaded his appointment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dad Sinclair took it all grimly and quietly; he had railroaded too long to care for anybody's chaff.

From The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman

He knew, too, that prosecutors had railroaded innocent men.

From Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett

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