hadn't
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The events almost didn’t happen: After a supporter emailed requesting a themed night, Lyman hadn’t considered it before because the show’s soundtrack has limited danceable music.
From Los Angeles Times
That became apparent on April 17, 1987—Good Friday—when Rubin called an executive at Merrill Lynch and admitted his reporting on recent mortgage trades hadn’t been accurate.
But he hadn’t told the firm about the massive holding he’d accumulated, which meant other traders hadn’t hedged it and invested in securities that would rise in value if those mortgage securities fell.
But 11 months on and that still hadn't happened.
From BBC
After all, what were the chances the competitive Mail and Mail on Sunday hadn't used unlawful techniques for getting information which were widely practised by the Sun, the News of the World, the Mirror and the Sunday Mirror?
From BBC
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