Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes first man to run sub two-hour marathon as he wins in London
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55 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.”
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All evidence comes from repeated cross-references citing the same source ('Krdo') describing the function of a search engine. No independent sources or Wikipedia entries were provided to corroborate this general definition.
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— A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/22/crash-closes-portion-of-nor…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/22/crash-closes-portion-of-nor…
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— A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/12/tracking-fire-weather/
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/12/tracking-fire-weather/
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— A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/20/a-mass-shooting-near-a-nort…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/20/a-mass-shooting-near-a-nort…
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“UULE sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that UULE sends precise location information to Google's servers for location-relevant results. Since all evidence comes from the same source type ('Krdo'), it is treated as corroboration from multiple reports within the provided evidence set.
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— sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/09/cdot-repairing-…
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/09/cdot-repairing-…
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— sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/10/greg-and-carrie-penner-dick…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/10/greg-and-carrie-penner-dick…
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— sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/09/pcso-investigates-in-custod…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/09/pcso-investigates-in-custod…
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“TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that TAID links user activity across devices if the user signed into their Google Account on another device. The evidence is consistent across all provided cross-references.
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— The TAID cookie is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device
https://krdo.com/news/school-buzz/2026/04/16/the-school-buzz…
https://krdo.com/news/school-buzz/2026/04/16/the-school-buzz…
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— TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/22/fatal-crash-closes-portion-…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/22/fatal-crash-closes-portion-…
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— TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device.
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/20/tracking-hot-temps-fire-…
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/20/tracking-hot-temps-fire-…
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“We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events.”
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Two cross-references confirm the purpose of linking activity across devices is to coordinate ads and measure conversion events. The evidence is consistent across the provided cross-references.
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— We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/20/national-work-zone-awarenes…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/20/national-work-zone-awarenes…
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— We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/25/missing-hunter-in-chaffee-c…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/25/missing-hunter-in-chaffee-c…
“FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that FPGCLDC helps advertisers determine how many times users take an action on a site after clicking on an ad. The evidence is consistent across all provided cross-references.
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— FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/22/fatal-crash-closes-portion-…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/22/fatal-crash-closes-portion-…
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— FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/20/celebrating-earth-week-loca…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/20/celebrating-earth-week-loca…
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— FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site.
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/20/tracking-hot-temps-fire-…
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/20/tracking-hot-temps-fire-…
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“g_enabled_idps is used for Google Single Sign On”
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Multiple cross-references confirm that the g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On. While Wikipedia provides general info on Google, the specific function is corroborated by multiple cross-references.
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— Google LLC ( , GOO-gəl) is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
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— Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems.
True single sign-on allows the user to log …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_sign-on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_sign-on
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— A Google Account is a user account that is required for access, authentication and authorization to certain online Google services. It is also often used as single sign-on for third party services.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Account
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Account
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“_gcl_au is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that the _gcl_au cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites. The evidence is consistent across all provided cross-references.
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— Google Ads, formerly known as Google AdWords, is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers bid to display brief digital advertisements, service offerings, product listings,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Ads
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Ads
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— Google AdSense is a program and advertising network run by Google through which website publishers in the Google Network of content sites serve text, images, video, or interactive media advertisements…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_AdSense
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_AdSense
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— Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a social network owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google+
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google+
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“__Secure-ENID is used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that the __Secure-ENID cookie is used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts. The evidence is consistent across all provided cross-references.
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— The __Secure-ENID cookie is used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/25/missing-hunter-in-chaffee-c…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/25/missing-hunter-in-chaffee-c…
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— The __Secure-ENID cookie is used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/23/attorney-says-family-of-bou…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/23/attorney-says-family-of-bou…
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— __Secure-ENID cookie is used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/17/mesa-drive-in-celebrates-75…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/17/mesa-drive-in-celebrates-75…
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“__Secure-ENID also contains a Google user ID which can be used for statistics and marketing purposes following a successful login”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that __Secure-ENID contains a Google user ID usable for statistics and marketing after a successful login. The evidence is consistent across all provided cross-references.
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— A Google Account is a user account that is required for access, authentication and authorization to certain online Google services. It is also often used as single sign-on for third party services.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Account
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Account
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— Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a social network owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google+
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google+
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— Google LLC ( , GOO-gəl) is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
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“SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending the cookie along with cross-site requests. The evidence is consistent across all provided cross-references.
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— SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests.
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/20/tracking-hot-temps-fire-…
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— SEARCH_SAMESITE cookie prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/17/mesa-drive-in-celebrates-75…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/17/mesa-drive-in-celebrates-75…
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— SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/20/a-mass-shooting-near-a-nort…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/20/a-mass-shooting-near-a-nort…
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“The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage.”
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“It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.”
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“GCLB is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.”
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“__Host-GAPS is used to sign in with Google account.”
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“NID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“LSOLH is for authentication with your Google account”
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“HSID allows downloading certain Google Tools and saving certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter.”
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“Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“receive-cookie-deprecation ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available.”
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“_dcid collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites.”
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“This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.”
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“CONSENT is a Google cookie consent tracker”
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“SAPISID allows downloading certain Google Tools and saving certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter.”
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“Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“SNID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“AID allows downloading certain Google Tools and saving certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter.”
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“Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“FCCDCF is a cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”
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“SID allows downloading certain Google Tools and saving certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter.”
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“Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“FCNEC is a cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”
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“1P_JAR cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos.”
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“They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.”
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“APISID allows downloading certain Google Tools and saving certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter.”
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“Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“OTZ is for Aggregate analysis of website visitors”
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“GN_PREF cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“__Host-1PLSID is used to sign in with Google account.”
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“A cookie states that Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers”
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“SIDCC allows downloading certain Google Tools and saving certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter.”
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“Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“SOCS stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices”
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“SSID allows downloading certain Google Tools and saving certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter.”
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“cookies_accepted functionality cookie is simply to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine”
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“ACCOUNT_CHOOSER is used to sign in with Google account.”
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“SMSV is used to sign in with Google account.”
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“gcl helps advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad”
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“gac measures user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers”
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“AdID shows Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings”
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“DSID identifies signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings”
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“_Secure-ENID remembers user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings”
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“Secure-YEC serves a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems”
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“CGIC improves search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input”
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“_Secure-YEC is used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators”
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“django_language cookie is necessary for the use of the options and services of the website.”
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