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As inflation rises, more than 40 percent say they struggle to pay for basic necessities: Pew

Truthout and The Hill - Business describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened As inflation rises, more than 40 percent say they struggle to pay for basic necessities: Pew.
The headline split The left frames it as "As Inflation Goes Up, New Poll Shows 4 in 10 Struggle to Pay Basic Necessities". The center frames it as "As inflation rises, more than 40 percent say they struggle to pay for basic necessities:...".
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Left / center-leftAs Inflation Goes Up, New Poll Shows 4 in 10 Struggle to Pay Basic Necessities

Truthout · Left · News report

CenterAs inflation rises, more than 40 percent say they struggle to pay for basic necessities: Pew

The Hill - Business · Center · News report

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The Hill - BusinessNews report · Oct 14, 8:20 PM

As inflation rises, more than 40 percent say they struggle to pay for basic necessities: Pew

More than 4 in 10 Americans said they are struggling to afford basic living costs amid rising inflation levels in the country, according to polling data released Wednesday. The Pew Research...

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TruthoutNews report · Oct 14, 7:48 PM

As Inflation Goes Up, New Poll Shows 4 in 10 Struggle to Pay Basic Necessities

The latest Consumer Price Index report shows that inflation has gone up 3.7 percent over the past year.

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Oct 14, 8:20 PM: The Hill - Business joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 63/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.