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Discover LudwigThe phrase "had combined" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the past perfect tense to indicate that two or more elements were brought together before a certain point in the past.
Example: "By the time the project was completed, the teams had combined their efforts to achieve a common goal."
Alternatives: "had merged" or "had united".
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They had combined debts of $293 million.
The versions had combined sales of $8 billion last year.
The two replaced Con Allday, who had combined both roles.
The companies had combined 2004 revenue of about $140 million.
They had combined for 10 goals this season.
Three circumstances had combined to bring this about.
The papers had combined most of their business and printing operations.
Stevenson and Corkum had combined to score 15 goals this entire regular season.
(In their previous two meetings alone, they had combined for 30 runs).
He had combined it with another "research chemical" similar to the benzodiazepines such as Valium.
O'Reilly and CSK Auto had combined revenue of about $4.4 billion in 2007.
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