whole story

noun

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

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Besides being an injustice, as the celebrity he was dragged into the front page, the one who ultimately became the protagonist of the whole story, his picture on the front page every day. Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026 The whole story and drama of what happened with her injuries going into these Olympics is just so unfortunate. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 12 Feb. 2026 Harding, though, said Lamont might not know the whole story. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026 That’s true — but here’s what that blood test actually measures and why one number doesn’t tell the whole story. Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.

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