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BBC News - BusinessNews report · Nov 12, 7:05 AM
UK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years
The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the three months to September, according to official figures.
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UK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years
The Guardian - Business and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the three months to September, according to official figures.
The headline split The left frames it as "UK economy grows at fastest pace for more than two years". The center frames it as "UK economy grows at fastest quarterly rate in more than two years".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
36/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftUK economy grows by 0.7% – fastest pace in two years
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterUK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years
BBC News - Business · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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CenterHigh
The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Nov 12, 7:22 AM
UK economy grows at fastest quarterly rate in more than two years
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Nov 12, 7:23 AM
UK economy grows by 0.7% – fastest pace in two years
The PM says the data is ‘welcome news’
LeftMixed
The Guardian - BusinessNews report · Nov 12, 7:56 AM
UK economy grows at fastest pace for more than two years
GDP ‘grew robustly’ by 0.7% in third quarter and by 0.2% month on month in September despite high oil prices The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the third quarter, its fastest expansion in two a...
Details36/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
36/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 12, 7:05 AM: BBC News - Business joined the source map.
Nov 12, 7:22 AM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Nov 12, 7:23 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Nov 12, 7:56 AM: The Guardian - Business joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 36/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.