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"Wildcard" Search

To find pages with words containing a part of word

Example: Train*
This will return pages containing words which begin with Train

The above search will find pages containing ...
Train, Training, Trained, etc.

But will not find pages only containing ...
Trane, Transport, Transition

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"Exact Phrase" Search

To find pages that containing an "Exact Phrase", type out the phrase then surround with quotes.

Example: "Soul Winning"
This will return only pages containing both words in the specified order.

The above search will find pages containing ...
Soul Winning

But will not find pages only containing ...
Winning Souls or Soul or Winning or Soul Winner, etc.

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"Synonym" Search

If you want to search not only for your search term but also for its synonyms, place the "Tilde" sign ("~") immediately (no space) in front of your search term.

Example: ~Ministry
This will return a search for "Ministry" and its synonyms.

The above search will find pages containing ...
Ministry and Office - Bureau - Department - Organization - and so on

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"Or" Search

To find pages that include either of two search terms, add an uppercase "OR" between the terms.

Example: Grace Romans OR Genesis
This will return a search for "Grace" in the Book of Romans or Genesis.

The above search will find pages containing ...
Romans and Grace
Genesis and Grace

But will not find pages only containing ...
Exodus and Grace, etc.

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"NumRange" Search

The "NumRange" operator searches for results containing numbers in a give range.  Use "NumRange" to set ranges for everything from dates ("search term" 1996..2000), to weights ("search term" 5000..10000 lbs).  Supply two numbers separated by two periods, with no spaces, along with the search term and a unit of measurement or some other indicator of what the number range represents.

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"Not" Search

To search for a word, but NOT include another word.

Example: fair -weather
This will return a search for "fair", but only where the word occurs without the word "weather".

The above search will find pages containing ...
County Fair and others

But will not find pages only containing ...
Fair weather, etc.

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