Screenshot of the dropdown selection menu popup that appears after selecting "+ Compare" with the cursor and entering the comparison topic when two topics already exist and selecting the "topic" when your input prompts several of the "same" option labeled as different "things", next to the input area for Google Trends explore, with two topic trends input on the right (Coronavirus Disease 2019, and "Symptoms of COVID-19"). In the comparison box, I have typed "Symptoms of COVID-19," and the cursor hovers over the same topic in the dropdown menu, highlighting the selection in grey. Below the topic is an area to set the dates of the query. The dates in this query are set from 01/01/2020-03/09/2023.

COVID-19 Google Topic Trends, with Widgets

I began with a simple exploration of the trends for the query (keyword) “covid” between January 1, 2020, and March 9, 2023, capturing a majority of the pandemic leading up to mid-March 2023.

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