ReutersCenter
“ICE operation removes 2,000 immigrants in week-long enforcement action”
LOADED WORDS
“operation” — what this word changes.
"Operation" frames an action as procedural and authorized. The contrast term "raid" frames the same event as an aggressive surprise.
“operation” makes the story feel like
procedural, planned, official action.
The contrast: “raid”
The other side's framing of the same event: aggressive, militarized, surprise attack.
See the “raid” page →Live headlines using “operation”
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Mother JonesLeft
“ICE raids sweep up 2,000 immigrants in coordinated crackdown”
Historical examples chosen to show how the word changes the first impression of the same event. Live matches will replace these as soon as outlets use “operation” again.
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.