@jonah Have you tried Startpage.com? Here's an article by gHacks News on how it just beat Google in a "German Consumer Reports" test: https://www.ghacks.net/2019/03/28/startpage-beats-google-search-in-test-reason-privacy/

Other privacy-friendly options include DuckDuckGo and Qwant.

DDG and Qwant deliver mainly Yahoo /Bing search results in privacy. Startpage delivers mainly Google search results in privacy. All add some additional sources for things like Instant Answers.