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Minneapolis Ezmeralda
finds documents containing 'Minneapolis' or 'Ezmeralda'
 

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Hortense or Texas
finds documents containing 'Hortense' or 'Texas'
Same as above
 

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Oakland and Rosewood
Calls all documents containing both 'Oakwood' and 'Rosewood'
 

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Hampton not California
Calls obituaries containing 'Hampton' but rejects them if they also contain the word 'California'
 

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(Ventura not Missouri) and Jones
Calls up obituaries containing Jones and Ventura, but rejects those if they have Missouri
 

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rosc*
finds obituaries containing words starting with 'rosc'