FYI !bangs work in Brave Search: https://search.brave.com/bangs

That was my number 1 concern about switching away from DDG. I put one into Brave for the hell of it, and was surprised that it worked. (!mdn, probably) That sold me on Brave.

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Cliqz' blog is really insightful.

In case you weren't aware, Brave Search is led and built by key team members from Cliqz: https://search.brave.com/

The growth and usability of Brave Search this past year has been strong, with some significant features planned throughout 2022.

Add Brave Search to your list: https://search.brave.com/

Private, anonymous and independent search index. Generally, search has a lot of attention on it right now, lots of great efforts to compete with G.

Fallback can be turned off with an easy toggle in the settings: https://search.brave.com/settings