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>>i13e+(OP)
I don't get the HN hate of Google as a search tool. Yes, SEO has made searching more difficult, but Google is still by far the best search engine provided that your searches are focused and you use search tools (e.g., excluding terms, focusing on certain sites, etc.). I've tried other search engines (e.g., DDG, Bing) and they just aren't as good as Google.

>>saudad+3c
> you use search tools (e.g., excluding terms, focusing on certain sites, etc.).

Focusing on certain sites? If you know what site you want, why not just go there? You don't need Google for that.

I've had very limited success with their search modifiers. The main one I want to work is the literal search by putting things in quotes. But I don't think that has ever actually worked for me.

If they brought back the + modifier and it worked, that would also go far.