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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jul 13, 2:52 PM
Olive Garden announces return of never-ending pasta pass
The promotion first debuted in 2014 and has been highly requested by fans each year since its pause after 2019.
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Olive Garden announces return of never-ending pasta pass
The promotion first debuted in 2014 and has been highly requested by fans each year since its pause after 2019.
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As of July 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The promotion first debuted in 2014 and has been highly requested by fans each year since its pause after 2019.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘All You Can Eat’ Meals Return at Olive Garden, Applebee’s, More". The center frames it as "Olive Garden's Pasta Pass is back after 6 years — and only 10,000 are up for grabs".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 6 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
6 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
62/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-left‘All You Can Eat’ Meals Return at Olive Garden, Applebee’s, More
NBC News - Business · Center-left · News report
CenterOlive Garden announces return of never-ending pasta pass
WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) · Center · News report
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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jul 13, 2:52 PM
Olive Garden announces return of never-ending pasta pass
The promotion first debuted in 2014 and has been highly requested by fans each year since its pause after 2019.
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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jul 13, 2:52 PM
Olive Garden announces return of never-ending pasta pass
The promotion first debuted in 2014 and has been highly requested by fans each year since its pause after 2019.
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Jul 13, 2:52 PM
Olive Garden announces return of never-ending pasta pass
announcesnever-endingpastapass
The promotion first debuted in 2014 and has been highly requested by fans each year since its pause after 2019.
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OregonianNews report · Jul 13, 2:18 PM
Olive Garden's Pasta Pass is back after 6 years — and only 10,000 are up for grabs
The $100 pass goes on sale July 16 at pastapass.com, with only 10,000 available.
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NBC News - BusinessNews report · Jul 13, 12:52 PM
‘All You Can Eat’ Meals Return at Olive Garden, Applebee’s, More
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More restaurants are getting in on the “all you can eat” craze led by the long-awaited return of Olive Garden’s viral Never-Ending Pasta Pass. NBC’s Brian Cheung reports for TODAY.
Details62/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 6 sources
62/99 Wording GapMedium confidence6 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is live match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.