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Loved ones search for missing 13-year-old Southern California girl

Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Loved ones search for missing 13-year-old Southern California girl.
The headline split The left frames it as "Police appeal for sightings of missing 13-year-old Auckland girl". The center frames it as "13-year-old girl missing in Goodwood Heights, Manukau, since Wednesday".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

60/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftPolice appeal for sightings of missing 13-year-old Auckland girl

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

CenterLoved ones search for missing 13-year-old Southern California girl

KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Aug 28, 2:09 AM

Loved ones search for missing 13-year-old Southern California girl

Loved ones are searching for a 13-year-old Southern California girl who has been missing for days. Scarlett Patricia Acuna, 13, was reported missing on Aug. 23, according to the Los Angeles...

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CenterHigh
The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 28, 5:18 AM

13-year-old girl missing in Goodwood Heights, Manukau, since Wednesday

Andreal was last seen in Goodwood Heights more than two days ago.

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 28, 4:32 AM

Police appeal for sightings of missing 13-year-old Auckland girl

Andreal was last seen in Goodwood Heights at about 10.30am on August 26.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Aug 28, 2:19 AM

Rattlesnake sightings on the rise in Southern California. What's behind the trend?

As temperatures soar, more Southern Californians are reporting rattlesnake encounters. Here's why experts say sightings are on the rise.

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Details60/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
60/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 28, 2:09 AM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Aug 28, 2:19 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Aug 28, 4:32 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Aug 28, 5:18 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.