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keyword

[kee-wurd] / ˈkiˌwɜrd /


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A highly transactional approach to keyword advertising, meanwhile, is under revision.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The show broadcast a message this week in the middle of an episode: "The keyword in Love Island is… Love. We love our fans. We love our Islanders. We don't love cyberbullying, harassment or hate."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 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

The “unbreakable” Pletts Cryptograph relied in part on keyword ciphers, a type of substitution cipher.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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