half the story
idiom
—used to say that there are other matters in addition to what was stated
The restaurant has great desserts, but that's only/just half the story. It also has wonderful entertainment.
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But those numbers only tell half the story.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Business is blooming But farms are only half the story.
—Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Smarter software for a smoother creative flow But hardware is only half the story.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
But China’s movement away from liberalism and laissez-faire economics is only half the story.
—Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2025
The credit crunch is only half the story.
—Jacob Bennett, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The measurable gains from AI—revenue, cost savings, efficiency—tell only half the story.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For an artist as singular as Lady Gaga, her music only tells half the story.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
While smoking is slightly higher in South Africa compared to its neighbors, that's only half the story, according to Dr. Coenie Koegelenberg, a pulmonologist at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Business is blooming But farms are only half the story.
—Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Smarter software for a smoother creative flow But hardware is only half the story.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
But China’s movement away from liberalism and laissez-faire economics is only half the story.
—Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2025
The credit crunch is only half the story.
—Jacob Bennett, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The measurable gains from AI—revenue, cost savings, efficiency—tell only half the story.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For an artist as singular as Lady Gaga, her music only tells half the story.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
While smoking is slightly higher in South Africa compared to its neighbors, that's only half the story, according to Dr. Coenie Koegelenberg, a pulmonologist at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Half the story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20the%20story. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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