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documentary

[dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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It is the willingness to show both joy and discomfort that underpins their documentary - Laing describes himself as "more anxious", while Habboo admits she is "worse on no sleep".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Salieu said he hoped the documentary would help to encourage others in similar situations to his own and also spoke of his love for his home city.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A documentary on Fox Sports 1 explores the connection—in the importance of ritual, shared experience and more—between religion and America’s pastime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Putting the experience of making “Faces of Death” in perspective, Goldhaber references Jean-Luc Godard’s famous dictum that every film is a documentary of its own making.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

He has also been featured in a documentary, Truth and Conviction: The Helmuth Hübener Story.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti