whole story

noun

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

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Companies routinely assure customers that their personal information is safe, but privacy policies and reassuring statements don’t always tell the whole story. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 That is one data point that tells you the whole story about the other data point. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Why doesn’t screen time alone tell the whole story for teens? — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Friends, ideas, or a broader goal may remind you that one person’s opinion is not the whole story. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2026.

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