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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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Other Chinese firms on the list include search engine platform Baidu, electric car marker Nio and aircraft manufacturer Comac.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The search engine and cloud computing company is expected to spend the money raised on building data centers that feature its own custom chips, which Broadcom helps design.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

With AI cloud competition heating up, this company that used to own Russia’s biggest search engine is making its case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The dashboard includes a search engine to find violations tied to specific addresses, as well as a map showing more than 44,000 properties with complaints against them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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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