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[kee-wurd] / ˈkiˌwɜrd /


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Pressure to show the return on every advertising dollar often leads marketing departments to embrace the lower funnel with tools like cost-per-click keyword search ads.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In one test, participants listened to lists of related words that were connected by a theme, but the central keyword tying them together was never spoken.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

The show broadcast a message this week in the middle of an episode: "The keyword in Love Island is… Love. We love our fans. We love our Islanders. We don't love cyberbullying, harassment or hate."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

A keyword in the above sentence is “woman.”

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

He was convinced that the first keyword was “cipher.”

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




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