Possible bug when searching multiple words with wildcards

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Waranthorn Tarawong

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Oct 15, 2025, 9:52:08 PM (5 days ago) Oct 15
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I tried searching for multiple words, which according to your answer, can be done via Advanced Search or wildcards.

However, I noticed that when I search for multiple words using wildcards, the results seem to include duplicates or extra hits that don’t appear when using the Advanced Search feature.

For example, using wildcards returns 7 results, while Advanced Search returns only 4.

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Search results using wildcards "agreement * * be"

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Search results using Advanced Search (I set ‘be’ to occur within a context window of 3R, which is equivalent to ‘* * be’)

It is evident that in search results using wildcards, row 2,4, and 6 are duplicates.

If this behavior is intentional, I apologize in advance.

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