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CL about > help > searching > how to search > boolean text search|category search |location search| boolean |filteringBoolean operatorsThe following methods can be used to narrow your search results:Phrase Search:You can use quotation marks to search for a specific phrase.e.g. this search finds postings with the exact phrase "coffee table" listed:"coffee table"Exclude Terms:You can exclude a term by using a minus symbol before the word you want excluded.e.g. this search finds postings that have the word 'table' but not 'coffee':table -coffee"OR" Search:You can find postings with one or multiple terms by using the vertical bar symbol between words.e.g. this search finds postings that have 'honda' or 'toyota' (or both):honda | toyotaGrouping:You can group terms together in parenthesis when queries are complicated.e.g.this search finds postings with 'honda' or 'toyota' (or both) but not 2000 or 2001:(toyota | honda) -2000 -2001Wildcards:You can search for different forms of a word by usin...