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How to search for quotation marks in LexisNexis?


How do I search in LexisNexis for a phrase surrounded by quotes?

Given that quotes are a search operator to force an exact phrase, I'm having trouble.

For example, search to find references to "this is a phrase" so that the result is "this is a phrase" enclosed in quotes.


Solution

  • Unfortunately some search providers are quite limited in what they can do and from what I can tell there doesn't seem to be a way to do this in LexisNorris.

    If such a feature were provided it would normally be done with escaping characters, e.g. \"this is a phrase\" or ""this is a phrase"". But LexisNorris doesn't seem to provide such a thing: There is no mention of escaping or literal characters in their search help page.