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William ‘truly saddened’ as ex-British Army soldier Nirmal Purja confirmed dead

The Belfast Telegraph and Daily Mail describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened William ‘truly saddened’ as ex-British Army soldier Nirmal Purja confirmed dead.
The headline split The center frames it as "William ‘truly saddened’ as ex-British Army soldier Nirmal Purja confirmed dead". The right frames it as "Prince William says he was 'truly saddened' to hear of the death of Netflix climbing star...".
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CenterWilliam ‘truly saddened’ as ex-British Army soldier Nirmal Purja confirmed dead

The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report

Right / center-rightPrince William says he was 'truly saddened' to hear of the death of Netflix climbing star and former British Army soldier Nirmal...

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

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Daily MailNews report · Aug 1, 9:29 PM

Prince William says he was 'truly saddened' to hear of the death of Netflix climbing star and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja in avalanche

Prince William has said he was 'truly saddened to hear of the tragic death' of British special forces climber and Netflix star, Nirmal Purja.

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Details57/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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Aug 1, 8:05 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Aug 1, 9:29 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.