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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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I mean, people have been scraping the whole web since the first search engine.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

It used the chips to develop AI models and features for its search engine and other products.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 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

Google and Apple are already closely tied, with Google paying out tens of billions of dollars every year to be the default search engine on the iPhone's Safari web browser.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

After a quick glance over his shoulder to make sure Nurse Beverly had left the room, he quickly called up a search engine and typed in “whatnot rules.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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