the whole story
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The agency’s leaders say numbers don’t tell the whole story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
However, scientists are questioning whether these changes tell the whole story.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Most players involved were forced to acknowledge the whole story had been nonsense.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
“It should tell the whole story of a nation, including the good and the bad, so Museum visitors can understand the development that led our nation to where it is today.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
My mother never sat me down and told me the whole story of her life in Transkei.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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