Search operators were not applied

Brave Search Search Support
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Description of the issue:
I use search operators to get only few specific results but it removes the operators and now I have thousands of results but 0 are relevant. How can I force use the operators

Brave Version (check About Brave):
dont know where to find it i tried it today

Operating System:
linux (firefox)

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@so77

Given that you are using Firefox, some of the following may not appy . . . but some will, for example, some of the !bangs ← for example, !s entered into the Brave Search > Search field (not into the URL address field), will take the Firefox browser to the Startpage Search Engine webpage.

Brave Search FAQ:
‘https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/4403568397837-Brave-Search-FAQ’

What !bangs can I use in Brave Search?
‘https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/4410152384781-What-bangs-can-I-use-in-Brave-Search’

Brave also uses the DuckDuckGo !bangs:
‘https://duckduckgo.com/bangs’

Regarding Brave Search Engine Operators (“SEO”):
‘https://search.brave.com/help/operators’

In my experience, the plus and particularly the minus symbols usage have NOT been reliable:

  • +: Returns web pages containing the specified term either in the title or the body of the page. Example: to find information about FreeSync GPU technology, making sure the keyword “FreeSync” appears in the result, type “gpu +freesync”.
  • -: Returns web pages not containing the specified term neither in the title nor the body of the page. Example: to search web pages containing the keyword “office” while avoiding results with the term “Microsoft”, type “office -microsoft”.

Example, enter into the Brave Search Field (not in the URL address field) at https://search.brave.com:

penny

and search. Notice the results. Next, enter in the search field:

penny NOT site:wikipedia AND NOT site:usmint.gov

Notice the results and the difference between the two results sets.

DuckDuckGo Search Engine Tips:
‘https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/syntax’

Google Search Engine Operators:
‘https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-operators-commands/215331/’