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Hundreds across Wellington, South Island without power

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 22, 2026 at 10:21 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Wellington electricity reports outages for more than 1300 customers.
The headline split Radio New Zealand frames it as "Hundreds across Wellington, South Island without power". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette frames it as "More than 15,000 customers reported without power in Benton County".
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CenterHundreds across Wellington, South Island without power

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Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 22, 9:51 PM

Hundreds across Wellington, South Island without power

Wellington electricity reports outages for more than 1300 customers.

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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 22, 10:21 PM

Weather: Thousands without power across Wellington and the South Island

A number of warnings and watches are in place today.

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Aug 22, 9:08 PM

Power outages remain Saturday across the region as Entergy works to restore service

Power outages have left customers without electricity across several parishes in the region

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WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland)News report · Aug 22, 7:29 PM

Thousands without power after stormy weather

Several thousand customers are in the dark Saturday afternoon after a round of strong storms moved through Northeast Ohio.

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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteNews report · Aug 22, 6:40 PM

More than 15,000 customers reported without power in Benton County

More than 15,000 Carroll Electric customers in Benton County were reported to be without power as of 1:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Power Outage.com.

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Aug 22, 6:40 PM: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette joined the source map.

Aug 22, 7:29 PM: WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) joined the source map.

Aug 22, 9:08 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 22, 9:51 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 5 sources · 1 bucket.