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Tip #2: Parentheses, ( )

Tips: Basics | "1" | (2) | 3=OR | 4=site | 5=filetype | +6 | -7 | ~8 |
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Parentheses are useful to group terms that should be processed together, at the same time and in the same way in the search, but which you want to combine with another concept. This is usually used in combination with the OR operand, discussed next. Some search engines require that this be typed in all-caps, while others will accept it in either upper or lower case.
Examples:

Tips: Basics | "1" | (2) | 3=OR | 4=site | 5=filetype | +6 | -7 | ~8 |
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