keyword

Example Sentences

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They said Sunday that they are alarmed that the government didn’t perform a basic keyword search of victim names to verify the success of its redaction process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

"The company has also strengthened its keyword blacklist to further prevent attempted circumvention of product listing restrictions by sellers," said Shein.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

A keyword in the above sentence is “woman.”

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

Web of Science data show publications mentioning MTurk as a keyword went from 34 in 2010 to a peak of 989 in 2021.

From Science Magazine • May 9, 2024

To create a simple keyword cipher, you first write out the alphabet.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield