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reached a staggering vs had reached a staggering

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Reached a staggering" is used when describing a current or recent event, while "had reached a staggering" is used when referring to a past event. The choice between them depends on the tense of the sentence.

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reached a staggering

This phrase is correct and commonly used when describing a current or recent event.

This phrase is used to emphasize the magnitude or impact of something that has been achieved or accomplished.
  • Oct 30, 2014 ... World Debt Has Reached a Staggering $158.8 Trillion! DAHBOO77. Subscribe SubscribedUnsubscribe 196,368196K. Loading... Loading.
  • Jan 9, 2016 ... The Powerball jackpot has now reached a staggering $900 million http://cnn.it/ 1PVMDMn pic.twitter.com/xbvX0uWoqH. Embedded image ...
  • Oct 15, 2015 ... Student loan debt in the US has reached a staggering $1.2 trillion, and many refer to the seemingly inexorable levels of mounting debt as a ...
  • ... Al Arabiya, Knack and Daily Star. The total range of the campaign on Facebook and Twitter have now reached a staggering minimum of 42 million people.

Alternatives:

  • achieved a staggering
  • attained a staggering

had reached a staggering

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a past event.

This phrase is used to emphasize the magnitude or impact of something that had been achieved or accomplished in the past.
  • Oct 7, 2015 ... But when I graduated, I was shocked to see that my loans had reached a staggering figure of $380,000. The weighted average interest rate on ...
  • But by 1700 London's population had reached a staggering 575,000—and it had developed its first global corporations, as well as relationships with ...
  • A national fever over the Powerball lottery rose higher Tuesday as officials confirmed that the historic jackpot had reached a staggering $1.5 billion. Despite the ...
  • Jun 30, 2015 ... By the fall of 2013, Greece's unemployment rate had reached a staggering 28 percent. It subsequently slowly drifted down to just above 25 ...

Alternatives:

  • had achieved a staggering
  • had attained a staggering

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