keyword

Example Sentences

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Their full names were available Sunday afternoon in the Justice Department’s keyword search, along with personally identifying details that make them readily traceable, including home addresses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

"The company has also strengthened its keyword blacklist to further prevent attempted circumvention of product listing restrictions by sellers," said Shein.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

A keyword in the above sentence is “woman.”

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

Web of Science data show publications mentioning MTurk as a keyword went from 34 in 2010 to a peak of 989 in 2021.

From Science Magazine • May 9, 2024

If the keyword of early-twentieth-century genetics was message, then the keyword of late-twentieth-century genetics might be code.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee