had

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The price of Brent crude had risen to $126 a barrel in the hours before the Bank's meeting, after reports that the US may resume its attacks on Iran.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It was not until last October that he revealed he had been diagnosed with a tumour a few days before the start of the race and had treatment before returning to competition.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Mason said generations of local families had worked at the site and warned: "It's going to be a huge loss to this town."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Carrie Jenkins said the loss of her husband had been "devastating".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In Boston twenty years before, the central exhibit had been Phineas himself, alive and seemingly well.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman