In particular, the passive interpretation (omitting "is") is only valid in headlinese, while the active interpretation is valid in ordinary English. https://en

In particular, the passive interpretation (omitting "is") is only valid in headlinese, while the active interpretation is valid in ordinary English. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese Many English speakers understand headlinese easily, but maybe not so easily when there's a more natural non-headlinese parse of the same phrase!