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How do I search for two-word phrases on Yahoo! Answers?

Used to be that if I put a search term in quotes (e.g. "blue cat"), searching through Y!A would yield me the questions (and answers) that would have that exact two-word phrase (which I can then sort by date, relevance, etc). Nowadays, whether I put the phrase in quotes or not (or use common search techniques like using the plus sign and using "and"), the search will give me results that contain either of those terms (e.g. a truckload of questions with "blue" in them mixed with a truckload with "cat" in them).

Is there any way to search for an exact two-word phrase the way I used to be able to do?

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  • 7 years ago
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    Works for me ... new layout too. Also, the box opens under the flag. If you're at the bottom of the screen ... the box may be opening off the bottom of the screen. Just scroll down.

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