I've been just using more specific/targeted search engines. I put them on a bookmarks page I coded and that's my homepage when I open my browser. And then when I need just a general Google search without ai summary, my new tabs page goes to udm=14. Still not great - but fine when I just need to double check a url or search images.
I highly recommend Wiby and Marginalia for more indie/non-corporate website searches!
Oh also searching directly in Wikipedia when I'm looking up something that might have an entry there (science/history/whatever) that I just need an overview or definition of
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