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Google has published its most searched-for terms of 2021:<\/p>\n\n

For the UK, the five most frequently asked “When” questions were:<\/p>\n\n

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1. When will lockdown end?<\/p>\n

2. When will I get the vaccine?<\/p>\n

3. When does Love Island finish?<\/p>\n

4. When does lockdown start?<\/p>\n

5. When does Love Island start?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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For the US, the five most frequently asked “How to Be” questions were:<\/p>\n\n

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1) How to be eligible for stimulus check<\/p>\n

2) How to be more attractive<\/p>\n

3) How to be happy alone<\/p>\n

4) How to be a baddie<\/p>\n

5) How to be a good boyfriend<\/p>\n

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Possible Preaching Angle:<\/h2>\n\n

“Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 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