reform
noun
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc..
had reformed
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past perfectof reform.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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French regulators granted a limited license to Binance to service local customers as the exchange tried to prove it had reformed from its early, freewheeling days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Since then, he has been working to convince the Fed that Wells Fargo had reformed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
Her license was suspended from 2006 to late 2007 before she successfully applied for reinstatement, convincing the licensing board she had reformed, Shea said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
But by the end of the 80s, Buzzcocks had reformed.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2018
He had reformed entirely since he had adopted a son, he explained to his old cronies.
From A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West by Hamlin Garland
