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had stated

  • past perfect
    of state.
    state
    noun
    the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes.

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At the time, the chef had stated that any direction from management "need not be followed when it is offensive to his culture".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Prosecutor Mark Connor said that Fong had stated Cookie belonged to her partner.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Delaware Life, which earlier had stated affiliated investments amounted to only about $1 billion, or 3% of its portfolio, increased that number to $16 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Analysts at Citi said the result shouldn’t come as a massive surprise as management had stated in December that the company was striving to achieve the low-end of the range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Only last summer he’d gotten an official warning that had stated quite clearly that if the Ministry got wind of any more magic in Privet Drive, Harry would face expulsion from Hogwarts.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling