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Can you explain in simple terms how Ahrefs tracks generative engines compared to how it used to track standard Google search rankings?

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Can you explain in simple terms how Ahrefs tracks generative engines compared to how it used to track standard Google search rankings?
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Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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