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documentary

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


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During a screening of his 1985 documentary, “The Making of Sun City,” at Springsteen’s Center for American Music in Long Branch, N.J., sources shared that the star was heard discussing his upcoming endeavors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

In the mindbending documentary “You Can See Everything,” comedian Nathan Fielder and professed inventor Elizabeth Holmes sit in her beach house staring at each other like gunslingers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The key evidence included interviews Davis gave authorities, a documentary and his own 2019 memoir detailing the killing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

A documentary examines the still-mysterious conflict—possibly involving professional agitators—that broke out at a game in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Dimple thought, in a documentary narrators deep, polished voice.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

If a lot of this sounds familiar, that’s because it all unfolded in the New York tabloids and has been widely reported in sports books, magazines and documentaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Two sources also shared that 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. 8, 2026

Social media and shortform video have pushed everything from music to documentaries into a race to truncate their lengths and make everything bite-size, in order to bend to the current of algorithm-centric audiences.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 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

There are Olympic-style documentaries showing photos and videos of each of tonight’s players.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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