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Search operator	What it does	Example ×
" "	Search for results that mention a word or phrase.	"steve jobs"
OR	Search for results related to X or Y.	jobs OR gates
AND	Search for results related to X and Y.	jobs AND gates
*	Wildcard inserts variable text.	s*holders searches shareholders or stakeholders
( )	Group multiple searches.	(ipad OR iphone) apple
w/x	Finds words within x number of words from each other, regardless of the order in which they occur.	television w/2 violence would find "television violence" or "violence on television," but not "television may be the culprit in recent high school violence."
p/x	Finds words within x number of words from each other, in the order they are entered in the search.	Franklin p/2 Roosevelt would find Franklin Roosevelt or Franklin Delano Roosevelt or Franklin D. Roosevelt, but would not find Roosevelt Franklin.