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Advanced Search Tips

  1. The “Keyword” function is used to locate specific words or phrases within an article, document, press release, or rating notification. To search using a specific phrase, put double quotation marks around it. (For example, “organic commercial lines”) Partial words, acronyms, and phrases are acceptable. See below for more wildcard examples and explanations.
  2. Filters for a specific source, geographic region, topic, and/or date range can be applied to an intial search. Please note that Geographic Region and Topic filters cannot be applied to searches when Ratings Notifications is selected as the source.
  3. Results can be narrowed further by selecting a filter that appears in the left column.
  4. The “Reset” function should be used prior to searching for subsequent articles.
Expression Syntax Description
One or more characters * Matches any one or more characters. For example, new* matches any text that includes "new," such as newfile.txt.
Exact set of characters "" Matches exact characters specified in the set