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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That strategic pivot opened the door for two other Stanford University graduate students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, to create a search engine called Google.
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Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company's demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
With respect to Google, the suit says the company’s core search engine and its artificial intelligence summary feature called AI mode were responsible for publishing victims’ personal information.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Surfshark Search is included too, which gives you private search without the usual tracking tied to standard search engines.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company's demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
With respect to Google, the suit says the company’s core search engine and its artificial intelligence summary feature called AI mode were responsible for publishing victims’ personal information.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Surfshark Search is included too, which gives you private search without the usual tracking tied to standard search engines.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Search engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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