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Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest

ABC News - US and Colorado Springs Gazette describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Massive flooding in the southwestern U.S. has turned communities into lakes of mud, with residents starting cleanup efforts.
The headline split The left frames it as "Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest". The right frames it as "Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud in the U.S. Southwest".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftReceding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest

ABC News - US · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightReceding floodwaters leave a sea of mud in the U.S. Southwest

Colorado Springs Gazette · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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ABC News - USNews report · Nov 3, 10:02 PM

Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest

Massive flooding in the southwestern U.S. has turned communities into lakes of mud, with residents starting cleanup efforts

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Colorado Springs GazetteNews report · Nov 3, 10:06 PM

Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud in the U.S. Southwest

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. • The massive amounts of water that flooded parts of the U.S. Southwest turned some communities into lakes of mud, leaving residents dealing with the loss of homes and...

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Details32/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
32/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 3, 10:02 PM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Nov 3, 10:06 PM: Colorado Springs Gazette joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 32/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.