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Re:In 2020, two thirds of Google searches ended without a click by sbierwagen on Monday March 22, 2021 @02:27PM (#26544730)
I was trying to remember the name of a song. Not an obscure song: "Toe Rag" by The Rifles, a modestly well known indie band. I even remembered a chunk of the lyrics! But I got nothing. Here's let's cheat, and copy and paste exactly two lines from the song.

https://www.google.com/search?q=See+them+more+than+my+friend...

I don't know what other people see, but I just get SEO garbage listicles. Nothing even remotely relevant. Add "lyrics"? You get lyrics..... for other songs! https://www.google.com/search?q=See+them+more+than+my+friend...

You have to quote the entire string! Which won't work if you misremembered a word or two.

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Re:In 2020, two thirds of Google searches ended without a click by resonantjacket5 on Monday March 22, 2021 @02:34PM (#26544829)
if you use double quotes you only need "See them more than my" lyrics. Though if you do "see them more" you get "Further Than the Stars" song instead.
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