Why are documents returned by the search engine do not contain the exact terms in my query?
In order to provide you with a list of results that best meets your needs, the search engine processes your query so as to include the most common variations, such as plural forms, and exclude very common words, such as articles and pronouns. However, you can change this function if you wish. To include only the exact terms and no variations, use the operator EXACT( ) as in EXACT(preferences). If you are looking for an expression in which there is a very common word, you can place the expression between quotation marks, as in “duty of care”. You can also combine both operators at once to limit the search to exact terms and include common words, as in EXACT(“duty of care”).
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