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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

Jaguars vs Ravens

1,000,000+ 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

The Magnificent Seven lost $1 trillion during the tech-stock plunge.

500,000+ searchesSearch growth +800%
2 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
News-first

Stock Market Today

500,000+ searchesSearch growth +200%
2 news outlets
News-firstThe news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.
Search-first

Russell Brand

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

Heat vs Warriors

200,000+ 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

Mississippi Senate Election Results

50,000+ searchesSearch growth +600%
2 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.

Trending searches

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Yahoo Finance500,000+ searchesStock Market500,000+ searchesAEK vs Real Madrid500,000+ searchesDow Jones200,000+ searchesSoxl Stock200,000+ searches76ers vs Pistons200,000+ searchesS and P 500200,000+ searchesSusan Saint James200,000+ searchesLottery Powerball Jackpot Winner200,000+ searchesStock Market Today200,000+ searchesPowerball Winner200,000+ searchesNasdaq200,000+ searches

Limited linked coverage

Magic vs Suns200,000+ searches · 0 news outletsWarriors Score100,000+ searches · 0 news outletsSuns vs Magic100,000+ 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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