whole story

noun

: all the facts : everything
They failed to tell us the whole story.

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That, of course, isn't the whole story. Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 Then picking the brain of Eric Kripke and building a whole story and backup story for the characters. Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 But invention has never been the whole story. Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026 Ransom retells the whole story of the crash, which sent a truck into a playground in the area. Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for whole story

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“Whole story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20story. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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