Exact phrases
If you want to search for an exact phrase, use quotes.
- ["bureau of consumer protection"] will only find that exact phrase.
- [bureau of "consumer protection"] will find pages that contain the word bureau and the exact phrase "consumer protection".
Either/or
If you want pages that have one term or another (or both), use “--“ or "|".
- [bureau | consumer | protection] will find pages that contain any of those 3 words.
Exclusions
If you don't want a term or phrase, use the "-" symbol.
- [-bureau of consumer protection] will return pages that contain "consumer" and "protection" but do not contain "bureau".
Similar terms
Use the "~" symbol to return similar terms.
- [~bureau of consumer protection] will get you pages that contain "agency of consumer protection" and "business of consumer protection" but not "bureau of consumer protection".
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