* | Asterisk |
Use to find all forms of a root word Increases the number of articles retrieved |
biograph* for biographical, biography child* for childhood, child, children |
" " | Quotation marks |
Use to enclose a phrase or name Decreases the number of articles retrieved |
"campaign reform" "young adult" |
OR |
Connects related terms Increases the number of articles retrieved |
(child* OR "young adult" OR young) (child* OR education OR legacy) |
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AND |
Combines ideas Decreases the number of articles retrieved |
"Oliver Cromwell" AND (child* OR youth OR "young adult") |