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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

Miami vs Notre Dame

1,000,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
2 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Search-first

Bengals vs Falcons

500,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
1 news outlet
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Search-first

Dana White

500,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
7 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.

Polar Vortex Weather

200,000+ searchesSearch growth +100%
1 news outlet
News-first

Polar Vortex

200,000+ searchesSearch growth +700%
4 news outlets
News-firstThe news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.
Same time

Krakow Shooting

100,000+ searchesSearch growth +600%
2 news outlets
Same timeSearches and linked news coverage began within an hour of each other.

Trending searches

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Cowboys vs Colts500,000+ searchesAlabama vs Lsu500,000+ searchesMi State vs Michigan500,000+ searchesMichigan vs Michigan State500,000+ searchesMiami Fl vs Notre Dame500,000+ searchesOregon vs Ohio State500,000+ searchesNottm Forest vs Man City200,000+ searchesValencia vs Real Madrid200,000+ searchesTexas vs Missouri200,000+ searchesMiami Football200,000+ searchesTexas a&M vs South Carolina200,000+ searchesByu vs Utah200,000+ searches

Limited linked coverage

Oklahoma vs Florida200,000+ searches · 0 news outletsPolar Vortex November 2026200,000+ searches · 0 news outletsBoston College Football100,000+ searches · 0 news outlets
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.

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