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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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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

Mahaney said that although OpenAI’s ChatGPT “remains the clear long-term share gainer,” according to the survey, it has fallen from its August 2025 peak of 13% of respondents selecting it as their primary search engine.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Beijing-based search engine provider, sometimes called China's Google, has for years heralded the potential of AI in the country.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The opposition publication Meduza in June analyzed data from Yandex, Russia’s main online search engine, and found a surge in queries about when the war would end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

I open up a search engine and point to a classified URL.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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