Best alternative search engine option that actually works?

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Obligatory link to relevant Privacy Guides Page: Recommended Search Engines: Anonymous Alternatives to Google - Privacy Guides

Personally I think this question comes down to what you consider a:

@ParkerS

wide of a range of results, features, and integrations as

Off hand I would probably recommend Brave search or Startpage here.

Side note: I still use and appreciate google scholar and have failed to find a psuedo-academic search engine with matching results quality.