Search Examples: Combining Connectors and Proximity Searches

Combining Connectors and Proximity Searches

When combined, connectors and proximity searches can be an important element in performing narrowly defined yet comprehensive searches.

Example:  ("partner deduct*" /p "excise tax") not "income tax"

Finds: documents containing the phrase partner deduction or partner deductible and the phrase excise tax or excise taxes within a paragraph (or 50 words) of each other, but not if the phrase income tax appears in the document.

Note: When search connectors are used together in a search phrase, Checkpoint first evaluates NOT, then OR, and then AND. Parentheses should be used whenever you combine search connectors (for example, using AND, OR, or NOT).

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