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"had been refined" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is the past perfect form of the verb "to refine," which means to improve or purify something. You can use "had been refined" when describing a past event or action that was completed before another past event. It adds a layer of past tense and emphasizes the completion of the action. Example: By the time she tasted the soup, it had been refined to perfection with just the right amount of seasoning and spices.
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More to the point, their marriage had been refined by the art of work.
By Heian times, the diverse poetic forms found in the Man'yōshū had been refined into one form called waka.
While John's recovery took nearly two years, that was before many of the techniques had been refined.
But the car's formula for economy -- an air-cooled, rear-mounted engine -- had been refined in Volkswagens and Porsches.
A robust, dignified man, the late Mr. Ford carried a hint of the Old World, as if his taste had been refined in some forgotten duchy.
Yet, he obviously practiced Greek physician Hippocrates' treatment of spinal deformities with reduction techniques, an approach that had been refined by Greek physician and surgeon Paul of Aegina.
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Virtuosity has been refined into concentration.
The iPod Nano has been refined, too.
This rationale has been refined over time.
Folding bikes have been refined for the modern cyclist.
Most of my craft has been refined for millennia.
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