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had pulled

  • past perfect of pull.

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My husband and I had pulled over at a park somewhere on the Washington Coast, gotten out of the car to stretch our legs and decided to take a brief walk on a nearby beach.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Anthropic on Friday said that it had pulled its newer, more powerful artificial intelligence models after the U.S. government banned their use by foreign nationals.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

It was only a few weeks ago that the Knicks had pulled out a win in a different set of impossible circumstances, overcoming a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to win Game 1 of the conference finals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

He said members had pulled a bag from the water, only to find it stuffed with a sheep carcass.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Yesterday, after I had pulled myself together well enough to leave the tahara house without breaking down sobbing, I had gone home.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros