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documentary

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


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Todd Gray, whose 27-foot-long photo sculpture “Octavia’s Gaze” graces the hallway near the building’s south entrance, chats with Wim Wenders, who is making a documentary about architect Peter Zumthor’s controversial new $724 million concrete behemoth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Ben McKenzie started looking into cryptocurrency—and his research yielded both a book and a new documentary.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

She graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor’s degree in economics and philosophy and a master’s degree in print, multimedia and documentary journalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

She was the subject of a 2024 Netflix documentary, fittingly called “Martha,” which Stewart herself wasn’t entirely a big fan of.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Without definitive documentary evidence of particular sources we may never know if this research included tribal melodies he later passed off as his own.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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