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Explore trending searches by time range. Each Heads-up story has at least one relevant news source.

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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

New Zealand Election Results

2 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
News-first

Man Utd vs Aston Villa

2 news outlets
News-firstThe news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.
Same time

Poland Shooting

3 news outlets
Same timeSearches and linked news coverage began within an hour of each other.
Same time

Dana White

8 news outlets
Same timeSearches and linked news coverage began within an hour of each other.
News-first

Krakow

7 news outlets
News-firstThe news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.

Trending searches

See the search data for each topic.

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About 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.

Read the methodology