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5 lingering thoughts from Cougars' weekend loss to Arizona | WSU Rewind - Sun, 27 Sep 2026 PST

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What happened PULLMAN – Not 10 seconds had passed after Kirby Moore sat down at the podium, ready to discuss his Washington State team’s 34-24 loss to Arizona on Saturday evening, when he summed things up pretty succinctly.
The headline split The left frames it as "Three thoughts from WSU Cougars’ loss to Arizona". The center frames it as "5 lingering thoughts from Cougars' weekend loss to Arizona | WSU Rewind - Sun, 27 Sep 202...".
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Left / center-leftThree thoughts from WSU Cougars’ loss to Arizona

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Center5 lingering thoughts from Cougars' weekend loss to Arizona | WSU Rewind - Sun, 27 Sep 2026 PST

The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) · Center · News report

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 28, 3:33 AM

Three thoughts from WSU Cougars’ loss to Arizona

Washington State couldn't hold onto a two-score lead against Arizona. Here are three thoughts from the Cougars' loss Saturday.

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Sep 28, 2:44 AM

5 lingering thoughts from Cougars' weekend loss to Arizona | WSU Rewind - Sun, 27 Sep 2026 PST

PULLMAN – Not 10 seconds had passed after Kirby Moore sat down at the podium, ready to discuss his Washington State team’s 34-24 loss to Arizona on Saturday evening, when he summed things u...

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56/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Sep 28, 2:44 AM: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) joined the source map.

Sep 28, 3:33 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.