Google has longed to create a search engine that thinks like a human, with the ability to understand a phrase and better determine the goal of an individual's search query. Through the use of semantics, Google has been able to accomplish this. To get a better understanding, take a look at how the meaning and relationship of words play a role when searching the web.
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