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Matt Comyn offloads $8.4m of CBA shares amid separation from wife

The Age (Australia) and The Sydney Morning Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 19, 2026 at 11:20 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened When we saw the CBA boss had offloaded some of his shares last week, we didn’t think much of it. But that was before we knew he and his wife were working through a separation.
The headline split The left frames it as "Matt Comyn offloads $8.4m worth of CBA shares amid separation from his wife". The center frames it as "Matt Comyn offloads $8.4m of CBA shares amid separation from wife".
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Left / center-leftMatt Comyn offloads $8.4m worth of CBA shares amid separation from his wife

The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report

CenterMatt Comyn offloads $8.4m of CBA shares amid separation from wife

The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report

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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Aug 19, 11:20 AM

Matt Comyn offloads $8.4m of CBA shares amid separation from wife

When we saw the CBA boss had offloaded some of his shares last week, we didn’t think much of it. But that was before we knew he and his wife were working through a separation.

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The Age (Australia)News report · Aug 19, 11:20 AM

Matt Comyn offloads $8.4m worth of CBA shares amid separation from his wife

Commonwealth Bank boss Matt Comyn offloaded more than $8 million in shares just days before news of his marriage breakdown became public.

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21/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 19, 11:20 AM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Aug 19, 11:20 AM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 21/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.