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 |  OR  1  Cats | dogs This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" or the word "dogs".
 +  AND  2  Cats + dogs This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" and the word "dogs".
 -  WITHOUT  3  Cats - dogs This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" without the word "dogs".

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Symbol Symbol description Example Description
 ?  Replaces one character H?t This query will retrieve any documents that contain the words Hat or Hot or Hit or Hut.
? can be used anywhere at the beginning, the middle, or the end of a word.
 *  Replaces a group of characters B*y This query will retrieve any documents that contain words starting with the letter "B" and ending with the letter "y".
* can be used anywhere at the beginning, the middle, or the end of a word.

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