the whole picture
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We’re also made acutely aware of what we’re not seeing, that no picture is the whole picture and there is narrative power in the denial of sight and therefore knowledge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The review also notes that "staff had a poor or partial understanding of the whole picture".
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Remember that unless your therapist has met your parents, they may not see the whole picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
They try their best to fit it into models, but things are spiraling out so quickly that many climate models fail to capture the whole picture or accurately predict how our world is changing.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025
It went from seeing the whole picture to just the suspect’s head.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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