whole story

noun

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

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However, the sticker price doesn’t tell the whole story. Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025 Another, more cynical, view is to believe the whole story to be a myth, at best perhaps a misrepresentation or embellishment. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025 But these monthly numbers don't tell the whole story that homeowners will need to know to better determine which is right for them. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 Going beyond the crime statistics Leia Schenk, a social justice and anti-violence advocate who has represented families in Stockton as well as Sacramento, said that crime trends themselves can’t tell the whole story. Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025 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 24 Dec. 2025.

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