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documentary

[dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌdɒk jəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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The airline started streaming a documentary from its master sommelier, “The Swirled Cup,” this summer on its flights.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

In 2022, O'Brien met Saunders' sister and nephew as part of a TV documentary, something which he said had "a profound effect" on him.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

But the other difference is that Goode has spent his entire life immersed in the world of reptiles, starting long before he even contemplated making a documentary.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Scialfa’s cancer battle became public in 2024 when she shared the health revelation in the world tour documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

A camera crew from the documentary series The March of Time visited Levittown in 1953.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Knox later returned to the U.S., where she began to campaign against wrongful convictions and participated in the production of several television documentaries and dramas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

I was upset that I’d never be able to thank her, to laud her for pushing students out of their comfort zones by showing them documentaries that were not easily palatable.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

Orton: I’ve done a lot of documentaries with people who learn hard things or process hard things on camera, and it can get sticky.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

In recent years, as well as writing and presenting documentaries for Radio 4, Stourton fronted the network's religious affairs programme, Sunday, as well as regularly hosting The World At One and The World This Weekend.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

She had us watch one of her famously dull documentaries.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher




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