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At least one of the words
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Use these terms and connectors to simplify complex searches or use the terms and connectors explained below to create complex searches.
Proximity search
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is within
characters of
Search exact phrase only
At least one of the words
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First word excluding second word
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not also containing
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“default judgment” finds pages containing the exact phrase
default -judgment finds pages containing default but not judgment.
“default judgment” ~10 finds default within 10 words of judgment.
te?t finds test and text-- ? can be replaced by any ONE character.
test* finds test, tests, tester, testament, etc.