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documentary

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


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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 documentary ‘Asco: Without Permission’ premieres on PBS on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

The inquiry heard that following the broadcast of a Panorama documentary in 2000 Ware received threats believed to be from the Real IRA.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Palsson and Bobby might see some money, it was suggested, if the film made a profit, although it was highly unlikely for a documentary to realize even a slight windfall.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The Criterion Collection package also includes Kubrick’s three short films, archival interviews, and several documentaries about the director—including the revealing one made by Vivian Kubrick, who followed her dad around as he filmed “The Shining.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

He has accused the Oscar-winning filmmaker, whose documentaries have tackled Scientology, Enron, Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Holmes, of having “zero integrity” and dismissed his movies as “boring af.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Sir Nicholas' work has been the subject of a number of different films and documentaries, most recently the biopic One Life.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

I am making books, documentaries, and speeches, and I am meeting interesting people, doing social media campaigns, and engaging in humanitarian work.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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