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documentary

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


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One NOS member put it more bluntly in a TV documentary five years later: "We were sticking two fingers up to normal, middle-class church ways of behaviour."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

These, featured in the documentary, were called No-Movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

A new documentary is reviving the stirring if maddening voyage of the “Mighty Mary,” a groundbreaking America’s Cup crew undermined by one of the most baffling backroom deals in sports history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Her tears have turned to anger, the kind of rant she and Kat might have gone on after watching some documentary.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

"We have received hundreds of entries from all over Latin America, and can't wait to support and showcase features, documentaries, animation, and shorts from these incredible filmmakers," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Two sources also say Diddy has access to a “jailbroken” tablet where he watches movies and documentaries, including “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” the Netflix docuseries produced by his adversary Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The brothers took part in documentaries describing the events around her death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"There have been several films and documentaries made about Nagaland," he says, "but these sort of films tend to follow the gaze of the explorer rather than the subject."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

No wonder I never heard about this in all the documentaries I watched about Hideo.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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