had regained
- past perfect of regain.
Example Sentences
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Emil Kastehelmi, co-founder of Black Bird Group, a defense and intelligence analysis organization, noted that most of the territory Ukraine had regained was open fields and small villages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
The South American country’s repeated assurances that its volatile economy had regained its footing were often too alluring to the U.S. banks and investors eager to profit from a potential turnaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The stock had regained that ground, and as of the close of trading on Tuesday was up 1.2% from the day before the July selloff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
He added that the security forces had regained control of the prison after deploying 200 police and soldiers.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
Wildlife was limited to buzzards, raccoons the size of huskies, domestic pets left to run feral, and hordes of cockroaches that had regained the ability to fly like their southern cousins.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
