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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the company runs the country's most popular search engine, as well as a food-ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions of people.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

The search engine was also the top choice across all age groups, the survey found.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Perhaps its best business has been collecting over $20 billion annually from Google to make the search engine the default in Apple’s Safari browser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The cursor blinked on the internet search engine screen, awaiting my instructions.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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