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Miss Manners: Host wonders how to refuse alcohol to guests who will be driving

It’s not that I associate with lushes and felons, but I personally would prefer not to serve any alcohol to a designated driver.

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What happened It’s not that I associate with lushes and felons, but I personally would prefer not to serve any alcohol to a designated driver.
The headline split The center frames it as "Miss Manners: Host wonders how to refuse alcohol to guests who will be driving". The right frames it as "Miss Manners: How do I refuse alcohol to guests who will be driving home?".
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CenterMiss Manners: Host wonders how to refuse alcohol to guests who will be driving

The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightMiss Manners: How do I refuse alcohol to guests who will be driving home?

Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report

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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Jun 24, 12:00 PM

Miss Manners: Host wonders how to refuse alcohol to guests who will be driving

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It’s not that I associate with lushes and felons, but I personally would prefer not to serve any alcohol to a designated driver.

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Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Jun 24, 11:00 AM

Miss Manners: How do I refuse alcohol to guests who will be driving home?

A host wants to know how to graciously refuse serving alcohol to dinner guests who will be driving home, even though they request it.

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Details27/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
27/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jun 24, 11:00 AM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Jun 24, 12:00 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 27/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.