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The National (Scotland)News report · Jul 24, 3:45 PM
Woman dies after being hit by car outside Edinburgh hospital
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An 85-YEAR-OLD woman has died after being struck by a car outside a hospital in Edinburgh.
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Elderly woman dies after being struck by car outside Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
An 85-YEAR-OLD woman has died after being struck by a car outside a hospital in Edinburgh.
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As of July 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened 88-year-old man also remains in hospital following incident.
The headline split The left frames it as "Woman dies after being hit by car outside Edinburgh hospital". The center frames it as "Elderly woman dies after being struck by car outside Edinburgh Royal Infirmary".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
47/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftWoman dies after being hit by car outside Edinburgh hospital
The National (Scotland) · Left · News report
CenterElderly woman dies after being struck by car outside Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
The Scotsman · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Optics keeps watching for pickup.
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Wales OnlineNews report · Jul 24, 4:00 PM
Woman dies after choking on food in restaurant
Restaurant staff rushed to the aid of Ceri Ball, from Newport, but she couldn't be saved and her death was confirmed the next day
CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Jul 24, 3:32 PM
Elderly woman dies after being struck by car outside Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
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88-year-old man also remains in hospital following incident
Details47/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
47/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 24, 3:32 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.
Jul 24, 3:45 PM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.
Jul 24, 4:00 PM: Wales Online joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 47/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.