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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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Today there are decacorns valued at over $10 billion, such as artificial-intelligence search engine Perplexity and Fortnite maker Epic Games.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 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

It had been the Amsterdam-based holding company that owned Russia’s Yandex, a tech conglomerate with a search engine, a cloud-computing arm and a ride-hailing service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

It’s the part of the online world you don’t see, that no search engine will ever show you.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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