search engine
noun
: computer software used to search data (such as text or a database) for specified information
also
: a site on the Internet that uses such software to locate key words in other sites
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How would the shift from search engines to AI interfaces change how people encounter its brands?
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Anyone who thought last year’s Hoosiers team, which went 11-1 and finished 8th in the final CFP rankings, was a one-year wonder simply needs to enter coach Curt Cignetti’s name on their search engine of choice.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
The changes have included an overhaul of Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has de-emphasized a listing of relevant web links in its results and increasingly highlighted AI overviews and conversational responses provided through an AI mode.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The travel search engine looked at flight searches from January 2025 to June 2025 compared to searches from the same period in 2024.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Anyone who thought last year’s Hoosiers team, which went 11-1 and finished 8th in the final CFP rankings, was a one-year wonder simply needs to enter coach Curt Cignetti’s name on their search engine of choice.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
The changes have included an overhaul of Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has de-emphasized a listing of relevant web links in its results and increasingly highlighted AI overviews and conversational responses provided through an AI mode.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The travel search engine looked at flight searches from January 2025 to June 2025 compared to searches from the same period in 2024.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Search engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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