# Searching for an entire phrase

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**Created:** [February 28, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-an-entire-phrase/231639 "2004-02-28T17:26:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-an-entire-phrase/231639/1 "2004-02-28T17:26:04Z")

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How can I instruct the search engine to search for an entire phrase, rather than each word in the phrase? I tried enclosing in double quotes but that didn’t work. I want to search for a unique thread title that doesn’t include any uncommon keywords.