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What do these labels mean?
We compare Google’s trend start, or our first search observation when that’s unavailable, with the earliest qualifying linked article. Older background coverage stays in Sources.
- News-first
- The news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.
- Search-first
- Searches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
- Same time
- Searches and linked news coverage began within an hour of each other.
Search-first
Point Of Law claims Melbourne Cup victory at Flemington
1,000,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
3 news outletsSearch-first
Point Of Law claims Melbourne Cup victory
1,000,000+ searchesSearch growth +700%
3 news outletsSearch-first
Patrick Stewart dies at 86
200,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
5 news outletsSearch-first
Trump links Iran to Republican losses in midterm vote
100,000+ searchesSearch growth +300%
6 news outletsSearch-first
James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton to win the Texas Senate seat.
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
9 news outletsAbout the search figures and timing labels
Search figures use Google’s 48-hour measurement window. Timing labels compare qualifying linked article dates with the search timestamps; older background coverage is excluded; they do not establish cause or the first report anywhere.
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