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Further Examples on Boolean Searching
 
Expression Symbol Action
AND & Finds documents containing all of the specified words or phrases. peanut AND butter finds documents with both the word peanut and the word butter.
OR | Finds documents containing at least one of the specified words or phrases. Peanut OR butter finds documents containing either peanut or butter. The found documents could contain both items, but not necessarily.
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() Use parentheses to group complex Boolean phrases. For example, (peanut AND butter) AND (jelly or jam) finds documents with the words 'peanut butter and jelly' or 'peanut butter and jam' or both.
 
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