whole story

noun

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

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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 But laughter was never the whole story. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026 Drinking water is part of the picture, but far from the whole story. Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026 But that doesn't tell the whole story and does little to reflect what savers can actually secure by shopping around online. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 4 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 13 May. 2026.

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