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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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Yandex, often dubbed "Russia's Google", runs the country's most popular search engine, as well as a food-ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the company runs the country's most popular search engine, as well as a food-ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions of people.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The young engineers at Google famously built the world’s most-used search engine when they initially hoped “to map out links on the web.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

There was the failed search engine, the closed charity, the cheap furniture line and the mortgage company launched right before the housing bubble burst.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Her hair still smelled like french fries from the restaurant, and she tied it back as she opened her search engine.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway


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