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[reaperducer]

No mystery at all. Google tailors the results to what it thinks you want, rather than what you asked for.

Two people sitting at machines next to each other can perform the same search and get different results. It's what Google's spent billions of dollars on.

[mda → reaperducer]

I expect it to change results, it would be a terrible experience if it did not