whole story

noun

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

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The morning line rarely tells the whole story, and late odds movement often reflects sharp inside money — especially in races with unknown quantities. Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 Or to the man who survived, and now wants to let the whole story be told. arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2025 Thank you for adding clarity and context to statistics that often times don’t tell the whole story. Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 June 2025 Culture Viral videos of destruction aren’t telling the whole story of a community in action. June 11, 2025 LA’s anti-ICE protests have dominated headlines and television news stations over the last week. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 June 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 16 Jul. 2025.

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