state
noun
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes.
had stated
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past perfectof state.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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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
Chester had stated he had an option of being in the Army or the Navy.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 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
Embalo was originally elected in December 2019 for a five-year term and had stated that he would only serve once.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
He had stated the problem that, in mathematics, is called the theory of limits.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
