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The phrase "had mistakes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something contained errors or inaccuracies in the past.
Example: "The report had mistakes that needed to be corrected before submission."
Alternatives: "contained errors" or "was flawed."
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"I had mistakes a lot," she said.
I never purposely had mistakes in there!
"He had mistakes but he had big moments.
First, all of us have had mistakes and failures.
"This season I've seen how close it is still after many people have had mistakes, it clearly shows that it isn't impossible for me.
Professor Middleton decided that a quarter of the questions he analyzed had mistakes in content or context (he has just completed an analysis of recently released questions and says there is improvement).
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Clearly Martin had mistaken Bercow for Winterton.
She had mistaken it for a warehouse.
Hostess asked if he had mistaken time.
He had mistaken Kennedy's deliberation for indecision.
The security forces had mistaken household cargo for drugs.
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