whole story

noun

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

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But unlike in years past, these wins don’t tell the whole story. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The other has been dismissed or mistreated in a clinic before, and reads the same sentence as confirmation that they were not told the whole story the first time. Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 The country queen wore the whole story of American music on her shoulders like a coat of many colors. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 The Underwriters Laboratories organization was founded here in 1894, partly in response to electrical safety concerns at the Chicago World’s Fair; the exhibit has the whole story. Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2026.

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