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documentary

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


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Mr. Lévy, 77, is the author of 50 books and the maker of a dozen documentary films.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

If you happened to catch the new documentary “You Can See Everything,” you probably left the theater with a lot of questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

He created the documentary series Reflections of the River about America's rivers and supported river conservation.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Football has this power to transcend sports. It becomes an emotional thing,” said Hamlin, who is behind on his goal of raising $66,000 by the end of the month to expand work on the documentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“No offense, Dadi, but I think I know everything about what a career in films entails. I don’t need to watch some documentary made for laypeople. Okay?”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

The BBC has also announced the closure of Radio 4 Extra, which largely airs speech programmes from the BBC's archive, including comedy, drama and documentaries.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The channel also became home to Scottish drama, comedy, documentaries, current affairs and sport including Debate Night and Scottish national team football games.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

You have a vast filmography featuring subjects who might have taken issue, or have taken issue, with what was said in your documentaries.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Two sources also shared that Diddy has access to a “jailbroken” tablet where he watches movies and documentaries, including “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” the Netflix docuseries produced by his adversary Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

You don't have to watch many wildlife documentaries to know that the herd doesn't accept the lone straggler.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan


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