life story
noun
: the things that have happened to someone in life
a life story that includes a childhood of extreme poverty
She told us her life story.
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Public records: Scammers can piece together your life story from publicly available information, everything from property records to social media profiles.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
The life story of Luigi Nicholas Mangione changed dramatically Monday.
—Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
At the motel, in between shots, De Oliveira approaches me and slips fragments of her own life story.
—Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Since then, she’s been torn between reclaiming her life story and coming to grips with the fact that some of her legions of followers might be paying attention for the wrong reasons.
—Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
The life story of Luigi Nicholas Mangione changed dramatically Monday.
—Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
At the motel, in between shots, De Oliveira approaches me and slips fragments of her own life story.
—Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Since then, she’s been torn between reclaiming her life story and coming to grips with the fact that some of her legions of followers might be paying attention for the wrong reasons.
—Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Life story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20story. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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