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Is there a way to search for posts containing (text1 OR text2) AND text3?

Edit for clarity: It would be the same as a join of the searches text1 AND text3 and text2 AND text3

There probably is, just it is not on the search tips page, and I cannot seem to find it anywhere.

Simon Sheehan · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-22 03:07:35Z

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The best option I can find is using body: (posts with specific words in the body )

Example: body: text1 text2 text3

Separating them like that will include all 3 things. If you want different specific lines, you could do something like:

body:"My Name is" "Simon" "Sheehan"

This is as close as you can get. What you are asking is not possible within our search system

answered Jan 22, 2012 at 2:44

Simon Sheehan

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But If I don't care if it contains "Simon" then my search results will be limited.
– soandos
Jan 22, 2012 at 2:46
@soandos It's an example. Im saying you can do multiple phrases. By putting all 3 in, you get the search results of doing 3 searches, but now in one
– Simon Sheehan
Jan 22, 2012 at 2:49
I don't think this does what I want.
– soandos
Jan 22, 2012 at 2:50
@soandos I feel your question is vague then, could you expand more?
– Simon Sheehan
Jan 22, 2012 at 2:51
Edited for clarity.
– soandos
Jan 22, 2012 at 2:54
@soandos thats basically what I've said then. By what I can understand, my solution fits your wants.
– Simon Sheehan
Jan 22, 2012 at 2:56
I do not want all three included. I want at least two out of three included.
– soandos
Jan 22, 2012 at 2:58
@soandos then only type in two of the three. Modify it to fit your needs. Add and remove as you want
– Simon Sheehan
Jan 22, 2012 at 2:59
perhaps it would be clearer if I said it as follows: I want text3 and at least one of text1 and text2. Your solution does not do that.
– soandos
Jan 22, 2012 at 3:01
@soandos then you're asking too much out of our search system.
– Simon Sheehan
Jan 22, 2012 at 3:06

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