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documentary

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


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Like its subject, "Cantona" the documentary is seeking to stand out from the crowd.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Longet’s last known public appearance was in 2003 on the A&E channel’s Andy Williams “Biography” documentary, in which she recorded only voice-over.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

As an “American Masters” production, Peabody Award-winner Rita Coburn’s nearly two-hour documentary has an assignment: Begin at laudatory, end at ecstatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

At Tottenham, the Amazon documentary All or Nothing captured something instructive.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Recognizing that his continent-wide estimate did not account for regional variation, Kroeber encouraged future scholars to seek out and analyze “sharply localized documentary evidence.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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