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NOPD searches for missing 16-year-old girl

Stuff (New Zealand) and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Terryella Washington was last seen Saturday afternoon near Louisiana Avenue and Magnolia Street.
The headline split The left frames it as "Body found during search for missing man in Ōpōtiki". The center frames it as "New Orleans Police search for missing 16-year-old girl".
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

71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftBody found during search for missing man in Ōpōtiki

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

CenterNOPD searches for missing 16-year-old girl

WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) · Center · News report

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

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Sep 13, 1:15 AM

NOPD searches for missing 16-year-old girl

Terryella Washington was last seen Saturday afternoon near Louisiana Avenue and Magnolia Street.

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 13, 4:16 AM

Body found during search for missing man in Ōpōtiki

Police have ended search efforts after a body was found at Toatoa, with formal identification yet to be completed.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Sep 13, 3:53 AM

Family, friends hold vigil as search for missing DC mother continues

Antoinette Forbes, 53, was last seen Sept. 4 near the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue, NW.

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 13, 1:13 AM

New Orleans Police search for missing 16-year-old girl

New Orleans police are asking for the public's help to locate Terryella Washington, a 16-year-old girl last seen on September 12, 2026, near Louisiana Avenue and Magnolia Street.

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Details71/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
71/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 13, 1:13 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 13, 1:15 AM: WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) joined the source map.

Sep 13, 3:53 AM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

Sep 13, 4:16 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.