Google’s annual “Year in Search” report offers a window into what stirred people’s imaginations and piqued their curiosity that year in America and across the world.

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On Dec. 7, the biggest name in search released its 2022 edition.

The report reveals the most-searched words in categories like “people,” “songs,” “recipes” and “passings.” There’s no category for financial terms specifically, but by browsing the top 10 lists, you can get a feel for the money-related hopes, fears, questions and dreams that compelled people to search for answers and information during this most peculiar and expensive year.

‘Powerball Numbers’

This red-hot, fantasy-fueled search term ranked at or near the top in several major categories, including “news” and “top searches.” In early November, America’s weeks-long Powerball fever broke when a single ticket in California won an eye-popping $2.04 billion jackpot. It crushed the previous record of $1.586 billion set in 2016, but in that case, three people split the cash value of $983.5 million.

‘Recession’

This one ranked among the top five most searched terms in the “definitions” category. In 2022, the economy suffered back-to-back quarters of negative GDP, high inflation, a bear stock market, rising interest rates and other major recession…