whole story

noun

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

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The Beauty does have another character who more explicitly represents the trans experience, but this whole story line feels like the series wanting to take on gender-affirming care for teens without being quite sure what to say about it. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026 However, this explanation might not tell the whole story. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026 That’s not the whole story, though. Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026 But that's not the whole story. New Atlas, 5 Mar. 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 Mar. 2026.

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