had reprinted
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past perfectof reprint.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Plaindealer said it had reprinted 250 copies of the edition before Mr. Choate returned the newspapers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
The Mail, which had reprinted a truncated version of the online piece in print, almost immediately apologised.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2014
Reason: the paper had reprinted a tough 1961 editorial criticizing reactionary efforts to subvert Turkey's cultural institutions.
From Time Magazine Archive
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If he had reprinted this very desirable appendix, it would have furnished him with the date "Anno M.D.XX.," which would have prevented him from assigning this satirical composition to the year "1521."
From Notes and Queries, Number 66, February 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
More than this, he had reprinted the apology of "The Investigator," as it had appeared in that paper.
From Grey Town An Australian Story by Gerald Baldwin