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ABC News - USNews report · Aug 19, 10:46 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands in northwest Indiana remain without power over a week after deadly storms
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Power restoration in northwest Indiana could take until next week: NIPSCO
ABC News - US and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 19, 2026 at 11:55 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Eight days after a historic storm in Northwest Indiana, tens of thousands of customers remain without power, according to Northern Indiana Public Service Company leaders in Gary.
The headline split The left frames it as "Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms". The right frames it as "Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms".
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8 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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65/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-leftTens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
ABC News - US · Center-left · News report
CenterPower restoration in northwest Indiana could take until next week: NIPSCO
WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report
Right / center-rightTens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Aug 19, 11:55 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region
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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Aug 19, 11:42 PM
Gary residents still in the dark as power outage could drag for 2 weeks after last week's deadly storms
Thousands of Gary residents could go two weeks without power after last week's deadly storms caused outages across Indiana. The state's utility company NIPSCO reported that over 60% of its...
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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 19, 11:37 PM
Power restoration in northwest Indiana could take until next week: NIPSCO
Eight days after a historic storm in Northwest Indiana, tens of thousands of customers remain without power, according to Northern Indiana Public Service Company leaders in Gary.
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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Aug 19, 10:56 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in Northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region. Norther...
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Aug 19, 10:56 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled…
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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Aug 19, 10:33 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands in northwest Indiana remain without power over a week after deadly storms.
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The Washington TimesNews report · Aug 19, 9:34 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region.
Details65/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 8 sources
65/99 Wording GapHigh confidence8 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Aug 19, 9:34 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.
Aug 19, 10:33 PM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.
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Aug 19, 10:56 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is stable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.