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Discover LudwigThe phrase "have contained" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which something or someone was included or restricted within certain limits. For example, "The box had contained several items of jewelry."
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Stomachs of pickerel have contained birds.
"The rocks could have contained insect fossils.
So far, Blair and his advisers have contained any embarrassment.
Emergency services are on site and have contained the situation.
Trump's frequent attacks on Warren have contained several transparent messages.
"The box could have contained detailed confidential intelligence about Syria.
The letter was said to have contained gunpowder.
The ceremonies, however, seem to have contained little true religion.
The defendant has not taken from her morethan their prototypes have contained for many decades.
The lower right portion of page three is missing but is unlikely to have contained text.
Once, my family's kitchen cupboard would have contained dozens of plastic bags.
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