the whole picture
Example Sentences
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"Heart rate does not tell you the whole picture of what's happening," he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
City Councilmember Nithya Raman came out ahead of incumbent Karen Bass in a new poll on the Los Angeles mayor’s race, though the poll’s director cautioned that it did not give the whole picture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
She says although she is confident the Quiet Revival report is "picking up a true trend", the response to it has shown her that she cannot rely on statistics alone to get the whole picture.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
“You need the whole picture, and that whole picture comes from data that are not being released during the shutdown,” Kolko said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Has to be right or the whole picture will be ruined.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
