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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jul 1, 10:55 PM
Tropical storm Douglas forms in Pacific Ocean
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Tropical Storm Douglas has formed in the Pacific Ocean.
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Tropical Storm Douglas has formed in the Pacific Ocean
Tropical Storm Douglas has formed in the Pacific Ocean.
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As of July 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Douglas has formed in the Pacific Ocean.
The headline split The left frames it as "Tropical storm Douglas forms in Pacific Ocean". The center frames it as "Tropical Storm Douglas has formed in the Pacific Ocean".
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Left / center-leftTropical storm Douglas forms in Pacific Ocean
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
CenterTropical Storm Douglas has formed in the Pacific Ocean
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Jul 1, 10:48 PM
Tropical Storm Douglas has formed in the Pacific Ocean
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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Douglas has formed in the Pacific Ocean.
Details27/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
27/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Jul 1, 10:48 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Jul 1, 10:55 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 27/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.