whole story

noun

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

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However, reporters and fans don’t always know the whole story. Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 But our desire is to tell the whole story. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 However, that may not be the whole story in this particular case. MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 No, the girls have to match, or come up with a costume concept that tells a whole story. Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Oct. 2025 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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