Google is testing removing the site names from the search result snippets and just showing the site's URL at the top - title link - position of the snippet.
this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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I actually don't hate it. It makes people be more aware of the actual URL they are visiting again like it used to be, could help with phishing.