Boolean operators (AND, OR, ANDNOT)

The Boolean operators of AND, OR, and ANDNOT can be used in Expert Search to broaden and narrow search results.

AND brings back stories that include all of the search terms

OR brings back stories that match at least one of the search terms

ANDNOT excludes stories with the specified search terms.

Examples:

        "bank" AND "merger"

        "forestry" OR "forest management"

        "apprentice" ANDNOT "trump"

For a complete guide to Expert Searching, please see our Expert Search Guide (PDF). Related Topics:

• General Guidelines
• Adjacency (NEAR, ONEAR)
• Truncation and Wildcards
• Field Searching