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A screenshot of my computer today, showing a Google Search of the word 'fascist.' You can see the Google logo and the first Search result, from Wikipedia. Overlaying that is the result of me looking up that same word using an extension called "Google Dictionary (by Google)" that says "No definition found" as its result. At the bottom of the image is a caption: "Why won't Google Dictionary define the word Fascism but still return results for a Google Search?"

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A screenshot of my computer today, showing a Google Search of the word 'fascist.' You can see the Google logo and the first Search result, from Wikipedia. Overlaying that is the result of me looking up that same word using an extension called "Google Dictionary (by Google)" that says "No definition found" as its result. At the bottom of the image is a caption: "Why won't Google Dictionary define the word Fascism but still return results for a Google Search?"
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Danny Boling ☮️ (iamdannyboling@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 08:10:27 JST Danny Boling ☮️

This is weird, right?
I use an #extension *developed by Google¹* as a #dictionary in my #browser. I've been using it for 12+ years. I've never seen this behavior.
If I use the extension to search for the word 'fascist' or 'fascism', I get "no definition found."
If I search for those words via #Google #Search, I get the expected results. I noticed this about 3 hours ago.
Does anyone have an idea what's going on here?
¹I am aware I need to move away from google. I will.
#weird #tech #IAmDB

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