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The answer to your Google search may depend on where you live (news.harvard.edu)
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[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

has nothing to do with Google customizing results based on location, which many commenters seem to be assuming.

Because that's what the title says. Language isn't location.

Different results based on language is even more obvious of a fact than location, though. It would take an insane amount of work to prevent, even if it wasn't obviously the desired outcome.