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documentary

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


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Her reporting on GameStop is also the basis for a Netflix documentary on the frenzy, Eat the Rich, which she helped produce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The documentary was well-received and buzzy, but for Jackson’s army of fans, it didn’t move the needle.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

In a BBC documentary in 2002, Richard Perle, assistant US defence secretary at the time, said: "Britain would probably have lost the war without American assistance. That's how significant it was."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

That film remains the highest-grossing documentary of all time with nearly $270 million in global ticket sales.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“Patrick’s mom made him erase his account, and then she made him watch a documentary with her about cyber- bullying,” Em said, her breath billowing white in the cold air and then disappearing.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead




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