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          "title": "Google releases June 2026 spam update",
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          "title": "Google Finishes Rolling Out The June 2026 Spam Update",
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          "title": "Google May 2026 core update rolling out now",
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          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-may-2026-core-update-rolling-out-now-478430"
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        {
          "title": "Google May 2026 Core Update Volatility Hits Hard Again June 2nd",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-may-core-update-volatility-41434.html"
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      "name": "FAQ Results Dropped",
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      "description": "Google formally announced the end of FAQ rich results and support for FAQ structured data. MozCast showed FAQ results completely disappearing from SERPS by February of 2026, months before this official announcement.",
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          "title": "Google to no longer support FAQ rich results",
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      "description": "The first Core Update of 2026 lasted about 12 days, rolling out from March 27 to April 8. MozCast temperatures peaked at 141°F on March 31. Google did not share any new guidance for this update.",
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          "title": "Google March 2026 core update rolling out now",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-march-2026-core-update-rolling-out-now-472759"
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          "title": "March 2026 Google core update more volatile than December",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/march-2026-google-core-update-what-changed-474397"
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      "date": "2026-03-24",
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      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "The first Spam Update of 2026 rolled out in just 20 hours. Google did not announce any new spam signals or major changes to the core systems.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google releases March 2026 spam update",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-releases-march-2026-spam-update-472411"
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        {
          "title": "Google's March 2026 spam update finished in less than 24 hours",
          "publisher": "Level",
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      "name": "Unnamed Update",
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      "description": "Rank trackers observed unprecedented flux from mid-February to mid-March, with MozCast measuring a reality-defying 175°F on March 5. No explanation was provided by Google, although this occurred during major changes to Google Discovery.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google Search Ranking Volatility Still Heated",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-heated-41053.html"
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      "name": "Unnamed Update",
      "date": "2026-02-03",
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      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up Big Time Starting On February 2nd",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-40877.html"
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      "name": "December 2025 Core Update",
      "date": "2025-12-11",
      "year": 2025,
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      "description": "Google's third announced Core Update of 2025 rolled out on December 11, lasting about 18 days. Ranking flux in MozCast spiked at 122° on December 12. Industry research showed notable gains for e-commerce and news sites and losses for healthcare sites.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google December 2025 core update rolling out now",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-december-2025-core-update-rolling-out-now-465852"
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        {
          "title": "Google’s December 2025 Core Update: Winners, Losers & Analysis",
          "publisher": "Amsive",
          "link": "https://www.amsive.com/insights/seo/googles-december-2025-core-update-winners-losers-analysis/"
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      "name": "Unnamed Update",
      "date": "2025-10-07",
      "year": 2025,
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      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th & 8th",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-heated-40234.html"
        }
      ]
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      "name": "August 2025 Spam Update",
      "date": "2025-08-26",
      "year": 2025,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "Google released their first confirmed Spam Update since the end of 2024, lasting nearly a month and peaking in mid-September in our MozCast data (123.4° on September 16). Recent public comments by Liz Reid suggested that Google has broadened their definition of spam.",
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        {
          "title": "Google releases August 2025 spam update",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-releases-august-2025-spam-update-461232"
        },
        {
          "title": "What we learned from Google’s August 2025 spam update",
          "publisher": "Raptive",
          "link": "https://raptive.com/blog/heres-what-we-learned-from-googles-august-2025-spam-update/"
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      "name": "June 2025 Core Update",
      "date": "2025-06-30",
      "year": 2025,
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        {
          "title": "Google June 2025 core update rolling out now",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-june-2025-core-update-rolling-out-now-457731"
        },
        {
          "title": "The June 2025 Google Core Algorithm Update",
          "publisher": "GSQi",
          "link": "https://www.sistrix.com/blog/google-core-update-march-2025/"
        }
      ]
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      "name": "March 2025 Core Update",
      "date": "2025-03-13",
      "year": 2025,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "Google rolled out the first Core Update of 2025 on March 13, which lasted 13 days. MozCast peaked at a historically very high temperature of 130.1° on March 20, but unusually high temperatures were observed throughout most of March.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google March 2025 core update rolling out now",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-march-2025-core-update-rolling-out-now-453253"
        },
        {
          "title": "Google Core Update March 2025",
          "publisher": "Sistrix",
          "link": "https://www.sistrix.com/blog/google-core-update-march-2025/"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "name": "Unnamed Update",
      "date": "2025-03-05",
      "year": 2025,
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      "description": "A week before the March Core Update, MozCast registered ranking flux of 121.7°F. High volatility continued into the official start of the Core Update.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Early March Google Search Ranking Volatility",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-march-1-39009.html"
        }
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      "name": "Unnamed Update",
      "date": "2025-02-19",
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      "description": "On February 19, MozCast hit 125.8°F, with multiple tracking tools showing spikes in ranking flux. No update was confirmed by Google.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up Again",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-heats-38941.html"
        }
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      "name": "December 2024 Spam Update",
      "date": "2024-12-19",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "Just a day after the December Core Update ended, a major Spam Update rolled out, lasting 7 days, including the Christmas holiday (ending on December 26). MozCast peaked at 123.9°F on December 19.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google December 2024 Spam Update Rollout Shocks Before Holidays",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-december-2024-spam-update-38608.html"
        },
        {
          "title": "Google December 2024 Spam Update Analysis – 5 Case Studies ...",
          "publisher": "GSQi",
          "link": "https://www.gsqi.com/marketing-blog/google-december-2024-spam-update-case-studies/"
        }
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      "name": "December 2024 Core Update",
      "date": "2024-12-12",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "Right on the heels of the November Core Update, Google rolled out a short December Core Update, lasting only six days. Early reports indicated high impact. MozCast peaked at 127.0 ° F at the very end of the update, historically high even by 2024 standards.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google December 2024 core update rollout is now complete",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-december-2024-core-update-rollout-is-now-complete-449421"
        },
        {
          "title": "Google December 2024 core update rolling out now",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-december-2024-core-update-rolling-out-now-449255"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "November 2024 Core Update",
      "date": "2024-11-11",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "The November Core Update rolled out over 24 days. While ranking flux was high on a few days, this update crossed the US Thanksgiving holiday, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and the long timespan was difficult to disentangle.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Data providers: Google November 2024 core update was less volatile",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/data-providers-google-november-2024-core-update-was-less-volatile-449040"
        },
        {
          "title": "Google November 2024 core update rolling out now",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-november-2024-core-update-rolling-out-now-448083"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Unnamed Update",
      "date": "2024-11-05",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": false,
      "description": "Rank tracking monitors showed massive flux on Election Day in the US, with MozCast hitting 120.7°F. It's unclear whether this was a Google update or caused by the dynamic nature of the news cycle itself and corresponding content shifts.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Election 2024 Google Search Ranking Update",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/election-2024-google-search-algorithm-update-38360.html"
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      ]
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    {
      "name": "Site Reputation Abuse #2",
      "date": "2024-09-25",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "Google broadened the Site Reputation Abuse manual actions, with high-profile hits on third-party content on major brands. The exact timing is unclear, but confirmed penalties began in late September and may have lasted for a few weeks.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Site Reputation Abuse: Is Your Website at Risk?",
          "publisher": "Moz",
          "link": "https://moz.com/blog/site-reputation-abuse-is-your-website-at-risk"
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        {
          "title": "A Nightmare on Affiliate Street",
          "publisher": "GSQi",
          "link": "https://www.gsqi.com/marketing-blog/a-nightmare-on-affiliate-street/"
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      "name": "August 2024 Core Update",
      "date": "2024-08-15",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "A new Core Update officially kicked off on August 15 and rolled out over 19 days. Unfortunately, the total impact was very difficult to assess, given a multi-day overlap with a serious rankings issue. Most measurable ranking flux occurred early in the update.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google August 2024 core update rollout is now complete",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-december-2024-core-update-rollout-is-now-complete-449421"
        },
        {
          "title": "Google August 2024 core update rolling out now",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-august-2024-core-update-rolling-out-now-445221"
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      "name": "Rankings Issue",
      "date": "2024-08-15",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "The Google Search Status Dashboard reported an \"ongoing issue\" with rankings that lasted roughly five days. This event overlapped with the August 2024 Core Update. MozCast recorded a temperature of 149.1°, the highest ranking flux we've ever measured.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google Search ranking bug is now resolved",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-search-ranking-bug-is-now-resolved-445317"
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    {
      "name": "AI Overviews Expansion",
      "date": "2024-08-15",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": false,
      "description": "After rolling out to all signed-in US searchers in May, AI Overviews began to appear in signed-out and incognito searches. The prevalence of AI Overviews for signed-out searches has continued to increase since mid-August but remains volatile.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google AI Overviews now show for signed-out users in the US",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-ai-overviews-now-show-for-signed-out-users-in-the-us-445232"
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        {
          "title": "AI Overviews in Google Search don't care if you're signed in or out anymore",
          "publisher": "Android Police",
          "link": "https://www.androidpolice.com/ai-overviews-in-google-search-dont-care-if-youre-signed-in-or-out-anymore/"
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    {
      "name": "Unnamed Update",
      "date": "2024-07-30",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": false,
      "description": "MozCast and other ranking flux tools detected about two days of high volatility, peaking at 117.4° on July 30. Google did not confirm an update or other event.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google Search Ranking Volatility Bursting At The Seams",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Roundtable",
          "link": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-bursting-37828.html"
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    {
      "name": "Continuous Scroll Phase-out",
      "date": "2024-06-25",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "In late June, Google announced that they would be dropping continuous scroll on desktop search results and returning to paginated results. This change had no clear impact on rankings but may have impacted click-through rates for deeper results.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google dropping continuous scroll in search results",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-dropping-continuous-scroll-in-search-results-443529"
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    {
      "name": "June 2024 Spam Update",
      "date": "2024-06-20",
      "year": 2024,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "description": "Google rolled out a spam update, with general guidance (no specifics), including a likely update to SpamBrain data. The rollout lasted about a week, and MozCast peaked at 117.2° on June 27, at the very tail-end of the update window.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Google unleashes June 2024 spam update",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-unleashes-june-2024-spam-update-443374"
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        {
          "title": "Google June 2024 spam update done rolling out",
          "publisher": "Search Engine Land",
          "link": "https://searchengineland.com/google-june-2024-spam-update-done-rolling-out-443504"
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