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Keywords and Special Symbols

Besides just searching for a pure set of words, you can refine the search using a few techniques that involve special keywords or symbols:

Keyword / Symbol	Purpose	Example
AND	Results containing both items	pizza AND cola
OR	Results containing either or both/all items	England OR Ireland
NOT	Results excluding the phrase/word that follows	college NOT community
- (minus sign)	Results excluding the phrase/word that follows	college -community
" " (quotations)	Results containing exactly this phrase	"red jelly beans"
* (asterisk)	Results with various characters in place of *	*th grade exams
() (parentheses)	Results with imposed order	(red OR sore) AND gums