Narrative distance is one of those things that creeps up on me when I'm not paying attention, so one of my polishing passes is always to look for 'reporting' words.
Things like 'She saw', 'she heard', 'she felt', etc.
9/10, these phrases can be deleted, improving narrative flow and pacing.

Refugees, asylum seekers set to lose CalFresh benefits April 1

Since the Iran war began:

Gas prices have spiked by 30%
Fertilizer prices have jumped by 30-40%
And jet fuel prices are up 60%

Trump’s war is creating economic chaos and increasing prices. We must end Trump’s war.

Trey Kaufman-Renn has been so underrated for Purdue this season.

Braden Smith with a great drive to the bucket. Kaufman-Renn with the deft clean-up to send Purdur to the Elite Eight.

After belting 246 home runs over eight seasons in Japan, slugger Munetaka Murakami hit a home run in his MLB debut for the White Sox.