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The phrase 'meant having a' is not correct in written English.
It is not an idiomatic phrase and does not make logical sense when used in a sentence. If you wanted to use the words 'meant' and 'having' in a sentence, you could say something like "I meant having a break, but I was too busy to stop."
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Being Erik meant having a fictional practice.
Grounding the child meant having a child home today while I work.
On other days, it meant having a good cry under my comforter.
The first lines of the novel read: "Having a life meant having a story.
Julia wanted a building with a swimming pool, until she learned that meant having a smaller bedroom.
"I thought if a child were listening, she would think it meant having a party," he said.
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I understood the rock meant ripples, ripples meant having an influence.
That means having a single hub.
It means having a vision".
It means having a sense of creativity".
"It means having a sense of vision.
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