whole story

noun

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

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These last four points don’t tell the whole story. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 That is almost certainly true, and at the same time not the whole story. Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026 That is the coolest part of this whole story. Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026 Raw materials can still come from abroad, but creation happens onshore, where tariffs are no longer the whole story. Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2026.

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