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What Is Persistent Search? Google's Autonomous Search Explained [2026]
What is the persistent / autonomous search that Google's Liz Reid talks about? A concept explainer on how search shifts from 'you go search' to 'it keeps searching for you', the six trigger scenarios in a February 2026 patent, and what it means for marketers: content must be monitored continuously, not retrieved once.
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