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The Silicon Valley-based technology company released its annual roundup of the most popular topics on the search engine globally and within dozens of individual countries.
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Google says it collected its 2023 search results from Jan. 1 through Nov. 27.
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Online marketplace Temu topped French news and events searches after media reports drew attention to privacy concerns and data collection by the Chinese-owned deep discount retailer.
Search trends provided by Google Canada were less detailed than some other countries, which fleshed out queries for an array of other topics, including memes, recipes, musicians and songs.
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