whole story

noun

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

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But that’s not the whole story. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026 Maybe the other beneficiary to this whole story would be Russia, because Russia has had its exports sanctioned by the West, and when there's no oil flowing from the Middle East, that's harder to do. Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 But raw numbers do not tell the whole story. Steve Fisher, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2026 But raw numbers do not tell the whole story about Mexican migration. Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2026.

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