whole story

noun

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

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But that’s not the whole story. Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 May 2026 The plot seems simple, but every glare and sigh tells a whole story about modernization, capitulation, cynicism and violence. Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves. Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 That, of course, isn't the whole story. Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 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 26 May. 2026.

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