Using NOT with Proximity Connectors
You can use NOT with proximity connectors. Here are examples of how it is used with connectors:
Proximity Connector | Example | Finds |
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w/n | trust NOT w/5 charitable | Documents where the word "trust" occurs but not within 5 words of "charitable" |
w/sent | trust NOT w/sent charitable | Documents where the word "trust" occurs but not within 25 words of "charitable" |
w/para | trust NOT w/para charitable | Documents where the word "trust" occurs but not within 75 words of "charitable" |
w/seg | trust NOT w/seg charitable | Documents where the word "trust" occurs but not within 100 words of "charitable" |
pre/n | trust NOT pre/3 charitable | Documents where the word "trust" and "charitable" appear in the same document, but not when "trust" precedes "charitable" by 3 words or fewer. |