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Narrow your search

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To require words

Use a plus (+) symbol before a word to find only documents containing that word.
Example: Type +wildlife +bear to find documents that contain both words wildlife and bear.

To exclude words

Use a minus (-) symbol before a word to exclude documents containing that word.
Example: Type wildlife -moose to find documents that contain the word wildlife but not moose.

Use uncommon words

Use uncommon words to retrieve documents with more focused results.

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Phrases

Type a short phrase or question. Multi-word phrases will produce better search results.
Example: To ask the question, How can I learn more about forest wildfires, type either forest wildfires or the entire sentence.

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Word stemming

All search techniques search for different word forms such as singular, plural, or different verb tenses.
Example: Search for reflect to find documents that contain reflection, reflections, reflected, reflecting or reflects.

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