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Over 23,000 customers without power in Guilford County: Duke Energy

FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) and WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Thousands are without power due to a major storm in the Triad.
The headline split WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Over 23,000 customers without power in Guilford County: Duke Energy". FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Over 20,000 without power in Guilford County".
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CenterOver 23,000 customers without power in Guilford County: Duke Energy

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Sep 5, 3:15 AM

Over 23,000 customers without power in Guilford County: Duke Energy

Thousands are without power due to a major storm in the Triad.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Sep 5, 3:43 AM

PEPCO customers in Prince George's County face power outages through weekend after severe storms

Power outages caused by recent storms across the DMV have left residents concerned as some may remain without electricity until Sunday, according to PEPCO.

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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Sep 4, 11:16 PM

Over 20,000 without power in Guilford County

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) -- Over 20,000 people are without power in Guilford County as storms roll through the Piedmont Triad. The outages are mainly in Greensboro, Climax and Pleasant...

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Sep 4, 11:16 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Sep 5, 3:15 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Sep 5, 3:43 AM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.