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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Jun 24, 2:16 AM
Guilford County deputies searching for missing 39-year-old man
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Deputies said Douglas Petty, 39, was last seen on June 12 around 11 a.m.
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Guilford County deputies searching for missing 39-year-old man
Deputies said Douglas Petty, 39, was last seen on June 12 around 11 a.m.
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As of June 24, 2026 at 2:16 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Deputies said Douglas Petty, 39, was last seen on June 12 around 11 a.m.
The headline split WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Guilford County deputies searching for missing 39-year-old man". WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Guilford County deputies request public's help locating missing 39-year-old man".
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CenterGuilford County deputies searching for missing 39-year-old man
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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 23, 11:53 PM
Guilford County deputies request public's help locating missing 39-year-old man
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Douglas Keith Petty was last seen on June 12 heading toward Liberty.
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Jun 23, 11:53 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Jun 24, 2:16 AM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.