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documentary

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


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Steve Irwin died on 4 September 2006, aged 44, after a stingray fatally pierced his chest while he was underwater filming a documentary at the Great Barrier Reef.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

“In the ’70s, it was heady and exciting,” she said in a 2011 documentary, “Gloria: In Her Own Words.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Shvartsman’s efforts to mitigate his penalty weren’t limited to the documentary film.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Instead, the documentary homes in on John Paul’s unsavory behavior, approaching the story from Mica’s vantage point.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

“Ha-ha. You know, I watched this documentary one time...”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

"I have a 5-year-old daughter who watches his documentaries every morning. She feels utterly loved by her 'grandpa crocodile' without ever having met him."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

In bombshell interviews and tell-all documentaries, the American former actor has never hidden how difficult she found things following her 2018 fairytale wedding to Harry.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Mr. Hara and Ms. Kobayashi’s documentaries require attention and patience; their films’ rewards are not earned easily.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Among their earliest post-palace endeavors was the creation of multimedia company Archewell Productions, which in September 2020 inked a multiyear deal with Netflix to produce series, docuseries, documentaries and other programming.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Sometimes I think that letter is why documentaries need to exist—to show us the almost unbearable truth about ourselves.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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