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Taylor Swift drops mysterious clues during surprise appearance in Emmys sketch

The Seattle Times and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Taylor Swift drops mysterious clues during surprise appearance in Emmys sketch.
The headline split The left frames it as "Taylor Swift makes surprise Emmy Awards (pretaped) appearance". The center frames it as "Taylor Swift drops mysterious clues during surprise appearance in Emmys sketch".
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Left / center-leftTaylor Swift makes surprise Emmy Awards (pretaped) appearance

The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report

CenterTaylor Swift drops mysterious clues during surprise appearance in Emmys sketch

The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 15, 5:05 AM

Taylor Swift makes surprise Emmy Awards (pretaped) appearance

Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at the Emmy Awards ceremony in L.A. Her appearance came in the form of a pretaped sketch, because she was elsewhere.

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