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  • past participle of have.
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had

[had] / hæd /


ADJECTIVE
owned
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Kal Storch, a 36-year-old production accountant based in Atlanta, had a similar reaction.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

He detested beards, thought them all fakes—his bearded Georgian father had died in 1937.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“Again, you had me under contract, they have billions of dollars, if they wanted to do the movie, we would’ve done the movie,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

For a recent wedding, she had to go to three times as many growers to get enough stems.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Before the introduction of ether a few months before, surgeons had to employ powerful assistants to hold down patients or restrain them with leather-covered chains.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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