whole story

noun

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

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But that doesn’t tell the whole story of its remarkable turnaround. Sam Blum, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025 Here’s why: The numbers don’t tell the whole story. Tim Maurer, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 Most of its competitors already provide this information, but iRobot held off doing so until now, claiming the figure doesn’t tell the whole story of real-world performance (which our independent testing backs up). Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025 The worldwide edge data center market is projected to reach $317 billion by 2026, a 107% surge since its $153 billion valuation in 2020, but this number doesn’t tell the whole story. Mark Mahle, Forbes, 13 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2025.

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