docs: def _search(self, limit, format):
          '''
          Returns a list of result objects, with the url for the next page MsCognitive search url.
          '''
          limit = min(limit, self.MAX_SEARCH_PER_QUERY)
          payload = {
            'q' : self.query,
            'count' : limit, #currently 50 is max per search.
            'offset': self.current_offset,
          }
          payload.update(self.CUSTOM_PARAMS)
  
          headers = { 'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key' : self.api_key }
          if not self.silent_fail:
              QueryChecker.check_web_params(payload, headers)
          response = requests.get(self.QUERY_URL, params=payload, headers=headers)
          json_results = self.get_json_results(response)
          packaged_results = [NewsResult(single_result_json) for single_result_json in json_results["value"]]
          self.current_offset += min(50, limit, len(packaged_results))
          return packaged_results