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Our Preferred Sources feature makes it easy to see more from your favorite websites. And starting today, it’s coming to AI Overviews and AI Mode, so you’ll be able to easily spot links in AI responses from the sources you’ve already selected. Just like in Top Stories, your Preferred Sources will be clearly labeled to stand out.

Setting it up is simple: just visit source preferences in Search personalization settings to find and add your favorite sources. Any website that publishes fresh content is eligible. We've found that people are twice as likely to click through to a Preferred Source, and people have already selected more than 345,000 unique sources.

Article links in an AI response about the best zoos have “Preferred” labels so you can easily spot content from your Preferred Sources.

We're introducing a new way to explore articles and perspectives when you’re looking to understand the latest updates on a topic you’re interested in. We know people often want to read an article or a post for these searches, but some initial context and a range of options helps them decide where to dig in. Now, for some searches when you have a question about a developing topic, you'll start seeing a prominent carousel, which will also highlight your Preferred Sources. This will help make timely articles more visible on a wider range of queries.

For a question about Super El Niños, a AI response shows a bit of context followed by a prominent link carousel.

An AI response about Chonkers the sea lion features a short overview followed by a carousel of links to firsthand perspectives on the topic.

We’re also adding a "Highly Cited" badge to more web article links on the search results page. This label makes it easy to spot articles that many other stories have cited, helping you find the primary reporting that other articles are referencing. We're also indicating when an article explicitly references a Highly Cited source. These are simple ways to help you discover influential coverage of topics you’re interested in.

An article about a school board meeting has a “Highly Cited” label, denoting it’s been cited by other stories,

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