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documentary

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


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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

The Bulls’ 1997-98 season was the subject of the “Last Dance” documentary series released in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Oppenheim, who is also currently co-directing with Nathan Fielder a highly anticipated documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, said separately of that project: "I want everyone to see it. It's a really special movie."

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

But we are watching a documentary about the Holocaust.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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 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

Dr Chris van Tulleken has written books and made documentaries about how bad these foods can be, and he tells me they're "almost impossible to avoid" - even his own family's diet includes a few.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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

It’s a voice I’d recognize anywhere, one I’ve heard in countless documentaries and interviews, one that belongs to the last person I thought I’d ever talk to.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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