NOT Using "not" will tell the database to exclude any results that have the search term after "not" in them. This allows you to eliminate unrelated or unwanted search terms from your results.
For example, sheep NOT goats, or chickens NOT ducks. The database will eliminate any results about sheep that also mention goats, or chickens that also mention ducks.
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