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Re:Show HN: Easy Way to Improve Google Search Results by WalterGR on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:22PM (#30349496)
What do square brackets do that quotes don’t?

Potentially related: “Tell HN: Google doesn't work anymore for exact matches” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30130535

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Re:Show HN: Easy Way to Improve Google Search Results by Leftium on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @12:29AM (#30356682)
I think the OP is just using square brackets to tell HN the words inside are a placeholder for their query.

(Google doesn't do anything special with the square brackets.)

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Re:Show HN: Easy Way to Improve Google Search Results by WalterGR on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @01:18AM (#30356899)
Oh, I see now. Thanks.

OP is suggesting that every google search can be improved by only searching on Reddit.

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