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If you're not finding what you're searching forafter using basic search tips,try a search operator.Search terms called operators can get far morespecific results than you would by using genericsearch terms. Search operators are symbols or

words that are used to narrow or broaden a search.

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between #$$% and #$1$. &sing search operators your search would look like this. In the chart belowidentify what each operator does

Operator Purpose or Result?

Site: If we are looking for more results from a certain website, includesite:in your query.

When we use quotes to search for an exact word or set of words.

When we add a dash !-" before a word or site to exclude all results that

include that word.

.. #o see results that contain numbers in a gi$en range of things like dates,

%rices, and measurements.

Q#. ()plain the purpose of an asterisk *+ in an internet search -ere is an e)ample to try Peanut and

*. hat is this operator called

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1-13 Google Search Operators

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&se an asterisk *+ within a 7uery as a placeholder for any unknown or wildcard terms. &se with 7uotationmarks to find 8ariations of that e)act phrase or to remember words in the middle of a phrase .

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