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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Aug 29, 9:29 PM
Search for survivors in Nepal continues
Rescuers continue to search for survivors after the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet leave 3000 missing, including 41 Australians.
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Search for survivors in Nepal continues
The Age (Australia) and France 24 describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 29, 2026 at 9:29 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Rescuers continue to search for survivors after the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet leave 3000 missing, including 41 Australians.
The headline split The left frames it as "Search for survivors in Nepal continues". The center frames it as "Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 as race for survivors continues".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
56/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-leftSearch for survivors in Nepal continues
The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report
CenterSearch for survivors in Nepal continues
The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report
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The Age (Australia)News report · Aug 29, 9:29 PM
Search for survivors in Nepal continues
Rescuers continue to search for survivors after the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet leave 3000 missing, including 41 Australians.
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France 24News report · Aug 29, 8:12 PM
Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 as race for survivors continues
Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday continued to search for the nearly 3,000 people missing after devastating flooding along the border with China engulfed entire villages earlier this...
Details56/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
56/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Aug 29, 8:12 PM: France 24 joined the source map.
Aug 29, 9:29 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.
Aug 29, 9:29 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.