whole story

noun

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

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Ashamed and embarrassed, Tobolowsky told the assistant the whole story and brought out the neck brace as proof. Colson Thayer, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Many Instagram commentators felt that Kyle wasn't telling the whole story. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 Exit surveys come too late and rarely tell the whole story. Ron Carson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Both Eichenberg and Nhan agreed that numbers never tell the whole story. Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 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 28 Jan. 2025.

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