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Simple Searches
Simple searches are queries
that consist of a single word or phrase.
Examples
of Simple Searches
Search Term
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Finds Pages That
Contain…
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meet
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The string meet
and stemmed variations, such as meets and meeting
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"meet"
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The word meet
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"S&L"
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The strings S&L,
S & L, and S L (always enclose words like S&L
in double quotation marks)
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<CASE> NOW
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The string NOW
in upper case
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<TYPO> receive
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Either the word
receive or the word recieve
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<TYPO> behavior
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Either the US spelling
behavior or the UK spelling behaviour
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repetitive stress
injury
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The phrase repetitive
stress injury
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zoo*
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Words beginning
with the string zoo
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fl??ss
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Words beginning
with fl and ending with ss with any two characters in
between
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Combining Search Terms
You can combine search
terms using query language operators and modifiers to refine your searches.
Examples of Combining Search Terms
Search Term
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Finds Pages That Contain…
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crab OR lobster OR shrimp
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Any of the words crab,
lobster, or shrimp
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behavior OR behaviour
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Either the US or the UK
spelling of behavior
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bank AND loan AND business
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All of the words bank,
loan, and business
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bank, loan, business
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Any of the words bank,
loan, and business. The more instances of these words in a
page, the higher it appears in the results list.
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bank NOT river
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The word bank but
not the word river
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| "Rose"
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If you are looking for pages about someone named Rose, enter the
name with an initial capital letter. To make the search more precise, enclose
the word in double quotation marks, as in the example. |
| recycle "and"
reuse |
You can still search for phrases containing these words if you enclose
them in double quotation marks. For example, the query finds pages that
contain the phrase recycle and reuse |
F.A.M. Search Tricks on Site Search
You can narrow the search
of the Foreign Affairs Manual instead of the whole FOIA site by including
the letters FAM to the search words.
Examples of Combining Search Terms
Search Term
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Finds Pages That Contain…
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annual leave AND FAM
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The phrase annual leave
and the word FAM
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annual leave AND FAH
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The phrase annual leave
and the word FAH
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annual leave AND FAM NOT
FAH
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The phrase annual leave
and the word FAM but not if the word FAH is in the document
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annual leave "and"
FAM
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The phrase annual leave
and FAM is searched
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