as in historical
restricted to or based on fact
a nonfictional account of a disastrous ascent of Mount Everest
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The filmmaker is already developing several new projects exploring different periods in Chinese history, continuing her interest in finding contemporary answers through historical examination.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025 -
After four years of historical research supported by deep diving, a team led by filmmaker Karl Taylor has finally solved the mystery, locating the wreckage of both ships.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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This initial report will contain factual information gathered during the investigation's first phase but will not specify cause.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Currently, product content often mixes factual information with emotional appeals and brand storytelling.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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This documentary film by director Errol Morris takes the viewer back in time to August 1969, when Charles Manson’s followers killed seven people on his orders.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Apple Original Films has completed production on Bono: Stories of Surrender, a documentary film about the making of the U2 singer and songwriter.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Black’s thermal photography shows us, in a literal sense, the rising heat signature of our presence on public lands across the West.—
James Pogue,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Styling will be key to making the bohemian aesthetic more romantic and less literal.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Nonfictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonfictional. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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