whole story

noun

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

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Bring your judgment, your relationships and your whole story, including your hobbies and passions, into your work, because that combination is the one thing no algorithm can replicate. Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Airline Add-On Fees A ticket price rarely tells the whole story. Matthew Kayser july 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 While the nursery tag provides a good starting point, plant tags often don’t tell the whole story, says Elisabeth Ginsburg, horticultural educator and author of the Gardener’s Apprentice. Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026 As an example, Gillibrand said that Giffords might throw out a single word to prompt Kelly to tell a whole story. Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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