Using Quotation Marks to Find Exact Matches

You can enclose any text in quotation marks to find documents containing that exact text. Quotation marks can also be used to ensure you find documents containing the singular and the plural of a search term. Wildcards such as * and ! also work within quotation marks. Here are some examples.

This SearchFinds This
"scrivener’s error"Documents containing the exact text scrivener's error
dispute and "homeowner association" or "homeowner's association"Documents containing the term dispute and either the text homeowner association or homeowner's association
dismissal w/15 "employee" or "employees"Documents containing the term dismissal within 15 words of either the text employee or employees
"third party benefi!"Documents containing one or more instances of the text third party benefit, third party benefits, third party benefiting, third party beneficiary, or third party beneficiaries

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