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Discover LudwigThe phrase "being had" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used in passive voice constructions to indicate that someone is being deceived or taken advantage of. Example: "I didn't realize I was being had by the salesman until I got home and saw the hidden fees in the contract."
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The debate is being had.
Authentic Being had left the building.
The argument about Scottish culture is not being had.
"It's good that this conversation is being had".
Perhaps you'd like to know when you were being had?
None of that conversation is being had, and it's shocking".
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The phrase "well-being" had caught on as a trend, but it simply meant adding green-tea powder to everything.
Before the rise of industrialized energy production, life expectancy and many other indicators of well-being had remained stagnant throughout much of human history.
States with high well-being had populations that smoked less, exercised more and tried to learn new things each day.
On the other hand, the psychological well-being had improved.
Specifically, results indicated that physical, emotional and functional well-being had a greater contribution to the construct formulation (Fig. 2).
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