whole story

noun

: all the facts : everything
They failed to tell us the whole story.

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While box scores don’t tell the whole story, the games offer real insight into player development, coachability, and potential fit, not just with their current team, but for the 29 others watching courtside. Tobias Bass, New York Times, 22 July 2025 Election results, moreover, don’t tell the whole story. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 What These Transcripts Usually Don't Include However, these records rarely tell the whole story. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 The morning line rarely tells the whole story, and late odds movement often reflects sharp inside money — especially in races with unknown quantities. Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for whole story

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“Whole story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20story. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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