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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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“Google would argue that the search engine is in many ways the way people are accessing the language model and Gemini, right?”

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

"The best products should succeed because they're better, not because they're owned by the company running the search engine," she said.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The decision is the culmination of a yearslong dispute over how Google uses its position in the digital economy to direct users to its own search engine on devices such as smartphones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

It alleged Google pressured phone makers using Android to pre-install its search engine and Google Chrome browser -- essentially shutting out rivals -- and ordered it to pay a 4.3-billion-euro fine.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 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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