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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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"This new practice by Google could affect the ability of search engine providers and, more broadly, other digital service providers to compete," it said.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

The EU said Google abused its market dominance as a search engine by promoting its own comparison-shopping service in search results and demoting those of competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

A June 2025 MIT paper mentioned by Fernandez studied a group of students writing the same essay, with one using an LLM, one using a search engine, and one using just their brain.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

Other Chinese firms on the list include search engine platform Baidu, electric car marker Nio and aircraft manufacturer Comac.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Once more I decide to type his name into a search engine, figuring there might be a few more articles about what he’s saying.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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