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Is it possible with Google searches to ban any and all results from a domain? [closed]

Is it possible to configure Google somehow to permanently ban search results from domains that I know 100% are never, ever going to make me happy? Something cookie/session based maybe? E.g. I want ...
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How to use keyboard to navigate google search results (now that instant search is dead) [duplicate]

As of today, Google Instant Search is dead. This is what it used to look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANVT56wlmTo I never cared much for the instant display of results while I typed. ...
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Tab + Enter no longer taking me to first Google search result in Chrome

As the title says; I used to be able to press Tab+Enter in Chrome to take me to the first search result. This now only works if I am not signed in to my Google account. When signed in, I can't do it. ...
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How can I share my Google Chrome search engine entries?

I have created some search entries in Google Chrome using 'Edit search engines'. How can I share some of these entries with my colleagues?
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Change the default Google search domain [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Firefox 3.6 - Navigation Toolbar - Google search box language problem I am currently working from Germany. From Firefox, if I give something to search in the Google search box ...
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How do I get Google search request completion suggestions from console?

When one starts typing a search request on Google search page, Google shows a dropdown with some popular completion suggestions. There are often useful or funny things there. How do I get that list ...
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what's the whole point of the query/Ctrl-E in Chrome

In Chrome, If i type anything in the omnibar, it will search google for whatever I have typed. If i do a query (Ctrl-E, which basically inserts a question mark at the start of the omnibar and seems ...
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Force Github account to show up in google search

Is there any way to index my Github account to google search. I see that many people's account show up as soon as I type their name, but mine doesn't show up even after I type my name followed by ...
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Chrome right click option "search google for xxx" become mobile style, how to fix it?

Open any website in chrome, select some words then right click them, then click "search google for 'xxx'"
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Firefox: Add a custom Google search including pre-defined keywords

I'd like to figure out a way to have customized Google searches to choose from in the Firefox search bar in the top right corner. By customized I just mean the possibility to add specific pre-defined ...
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Prevent Google from rewriting search results link [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Google search results - getting actual links I'm using Firefox. When I hover over a link in Google search results, it shows the correct link target (e.g. www.example.com). As ...
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Google is not opened in browsers

I have the following browsers installed on my system. Google Chrome, Version 33.0.1750.154 m Mozilla FireFox, Version 27.0.1 Internet Explorer 8 Except for other sites, Google doesn't open in all of ...
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How to make Google Search look dumb? [closed]

I know its a silly question,but i want the search results to be intentionally inaccurate. Sorry, i am not fluent in english,so i will explain using the images below with Breaking Bad tv series as an ...
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Why is Google so much faster than a hard-drive search?

When I search a file on my HD in Windows 7 or Windows XP it takes some minutes to finish the process. If I fill in a search term in Google, the answer is on my screen in milliseconds How is it ...
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Google "Feeling Lucky" url causing redirect notice

I've noticed the feeling lucky url (with btnI query parameter) is now resulting in a redirect notice page. What's the deal?
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Why can't I use Google Search keyboard navigation with Chrome?

Roughly about a week ago I stopped being able to use keyboard navigation in Google Search (i.e. press tab and up/down arrows). I had no issues before, and I've changed nothing as far as I can tell. ...
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Disable address bar search in Google Chrome at www.google.com

I am aware of this question: How to disable search in the Google Chrome address bar? and this one: Force Chrome to open URLs as URLs, instead of searching However, both of those are about URL ...
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In Chrome, Google search reverted to the old format. How do I change this back to the new format?

So the title is a little confusing and I don’t think it’s going to get much better without specific example, so I’ve got two images to show exactly what changed. This is all happening in Windows. ...
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Create an image or print a webpage larger than the screen from a web browser

Q: How can I create an image or print a webpage larger than the screen from a web browser? Since I can't enlarge my window beyond my screen, I am limited by the screen I use: I would like to make a ...
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Finding pages on a webpage that contain a certain link

Google does a good jobs finding relevant information. Say I google: FDA's opinion on ISO-9001 Then it finds a link to a PDF on fda.gov http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/...
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How can I fix the default search engine in Chromium on Linux Mint 11?

Lame. Linux Mint comes with some pretty nasty defaults as far as setting the default search engine go. How can I set it to Google proper? Can someone copy and paste the URL to use which is working for ...
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Chrome "Did you mean to go to" banner

Whenever I search for a single-word term in Google via the Chrome omnibox, Chrome presents a suggestion to instead visit that term as an http://-prefixed "URL": Did you mean to go to http://...
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How to make Google Search scriptless with NoScript/AdBlock?

How to configure AdBlock or NoScript to make Google Search scriptless, but not to break multitude of pages that use Google's scripts (like if I "forbid google.com" in NoScipt) @related https://...
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Location for Google search and Firefox wrong

On a workstation I administer when ever the user opens Firefox or use Google to search for something both think I am in the Netherlands rather than the US. I have checked the location and language ...
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Adding custom search engines to Internet Explorer 9

How do I add Wikipedia and Google in the search bar in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9? Where in the settings do I add such custom search engines?
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Firefox 3.6 - Navigation Toolbar - Google search box language

Using Win7 Home Premium with Firefox 3.6 I like using the Google search box in the Navigation Toolbar because it's quicker to do a search but as I am English and I am in Thailand it seems to do the ...
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How can I disable trending searches in Desktop Chrome (Win 10)?

When I click on the Google address bar in a new tab, it automatically and immediately displays trending searches, like this: How can I disable this feature? I know it is possible to disable trending ...
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Exclude specific sites or urls from Google search results? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is it possible with Google searches to ban any and all results from a domain? When searching google a few sites constantly show up in my search results. However, these sites ...
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How to focus efficiently on the google search bar in vimperator?

Search bars can normally be focused using f or ;; and <enter>, but this doesn't work on the Google search bar for some reason. Suppose I just did a search :open hello world, I currently do the ...
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Description text missing from google search

As you can see, descriptions are missing from google search. This only occurs on a certain google account which I am signed into (I've cropped that from the image for privacy). If I use incognito ...
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Set preferred language in Chrome and other Google services

Whenever I'm abroad and access Google's search (via Chrome browser, on my own laptop) or other Google services, they are presented to me in the local language. How can I get Google services displayed ...
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Chrome Search looks weird?

I am running windows 8.1. I am sure that Google search doesn't look like this. Please tell me the steps to bring back search to its original state. Small thumbnails and it looks exactly like this:
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Where can I find an updated Google filter Greasmonkey script?

Recently, Google updated their search results page. Unfortunately, this broke pretty much every Greasemonkey script used on the results page, including the very useful filter scripts. I use these ...
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Google search results page on my Firefox looks different

The Google's Search results page on my FF looks different than the usual page I see on other days. Attached below is the screenshot: I checked on several other computers and the Google search results ...
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Google search results greyed out on Firefox

I logged in to my work computer today and came across this weird issue: It's worth noting that none of these websites were visited by me. I tried opening Firefox in Safe Mode but the issue persists. ...
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How do paywalled sites get their pages into Google? [closed]

I notice that paywalled sites like the New York Times come up in Google searches, but if you try to click the link you run into a paywall. Also, I notice that Google does NOT have a cache of the ...
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