LOADED WORDS

bombshell” — what this word changes.

"Bombshell" makes a piece of reporting feel like a scandal. The contrast term "report" frames the same reporting as routine.

bombshell” makes the story feel like

explosive, scandalous, narrative-shifting.

The contrast: “report

The other side's framing of the same event: routine, expected, one more data point.

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Live headlines using “bombshell

Different SpinTrump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year

Used the word:

  • Trump’s $1B Crypto Grift Exposed in Bombshell DisclosureThe Daily Beast (Center-left)

Other outlets covered the same event:

  • Trump took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year, financial disclosure showsPBS NewsHour (Center-left)
  • Trump made over $1B in crypto earnings last year, financial disclosure showsThe Independent (Center-left)
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How Optics uses these words

Optics doesn't decide which framing is “right.” It surfaces them so a reader can see, in one glance, that the same event is being labeled completely differently depending on which outlet picked the verb. See the full loaded-word catalog or read the methodology.