the whole story
Example Sentences
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Does that put the lie to the whole story everyone wants to tell about John Roberts versus Donald Trump?
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
This theory is our best understanding of fundamental particles and forces, but we know it cannot be the whole story.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
But the study reveals that a decades-long pattern of people becoming more overweight is likely to play some role, even though it is far from the whole story.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Those figures speak to the importance of Persian oil to China’s power, but they don’t tell the whole story.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
But it is not quite the whole story.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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