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story <-ries> [ˈstɔ:rɪ] N

2. story (news report):

story
story

detective story N

short story N

cock-and-bull story <-ies> [ˌkɒkənˈbʊlˌstɔ:rɪ, Am ˌkɑ:k-] N

Usage examples with story

scare story
humorous story
success story
to tell a story
so the story goes
that's a likely story! iron
shaggy dog story
end of story
the bare bones of a story
he wants me to tell him a story

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I like that we can tell a love story of people in their 70s, and it's a relationship that we're really committed to.
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The rest of the story took me awhile, but the beginning and the end just flew into my head.
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The story line is telegraphed from word one and the meticulous unfolding plot plods ahead inexorably without the slightest bit of suspense.
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His drawing is first class and his dialogue superb, adding credibility to his characterization while moving the story along at a laconic lick.
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The second story contains two bedrooms, a parlor, and a dining room.
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They're an eminently likeable, albeit slightly kooky, trio whose story already bears the frisson of legend.
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Meanwhile, a television news team, headed by a sexist segment producer and his long-suffering female assistant, chase the story of how the organs are harvested.
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Public records show she bought her three-story row house at foreclosure for $500 in the 1970s.
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However, the nameless story-teller is unable to free himself from his own position that carries cultural and economic benefits.
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Every story arc has several missions attached to it.
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