had restated
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past perfectof restate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Prior to this declaration, the chief delegates had restated their original contentions at length.
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Once he had restated his own side of the great debate for all to hear, Harry Truman threw himself open to questions and settled delightedly back to needle his enemies.
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Journalists quickly recalled that Kennedy, in his campaigning on the West Coast, had restated his position that the U.S. had a firm commitment to Israel's security.
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But if young Howard's letter had done nothing else, it had restated a simple American credo.
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