life story
noun
: the things that have happened to someone in life
a life story that includes a childhood of extreme poverty
She told us her life story.
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Longtime friend Michael Feinstein started recording her telling her life story in her living room in 2014.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The hotel, restyled to echo its look during the admiral’s childhood, nowadays does tell his life story.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Even immigration was in the shadows, with no mention on the website’s front page, priorities page, or in her life story.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Also, thanks to the Foundation, a plaque will be placed on the field which tells Shannon’s inspiring life story.
—New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The hotel, restyled to echo its look during the admiral’s childhood, nowadays does tell his life story.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Even immigration was in the shadows, with no mention on the website’s front page, priorities page, or in her life story.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Also, thanks to the Foundation, a plaque will be placed on the field which tells Shannon’s inspiring life story.
—New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Life story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20story. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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