Searches in Nexis Uni default to an “or’ search, which means an article only needs to contain one of your words. For a more focused search, use some of the limiters below:
Search Connectors in Nexis Uni
" " Exact phrase example: “juvenile delinquent”
And Two or more words appearing anywhere in the document (alternative: &)
Example: Obama and portrait / Obama & portrait
Or Document contains one or more of the terms (This is the default search in Nexis Uni)
and not Exclude documents containing the word or phrase; must be the last connector
w/n First word within "n" words of the second, any order (proximity operator)
example: custody w/5 grandparents
! Word variations using this as the root word (currently not functioning)
example: alcohol! (retrieves: alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism)
Nesting: Using parenthesis to tell search how to interpret a string of words
Example: (juvenile or minor) w/5 alcohol!
Shep: Shepardize a citation. Alternative, find case and click on Shepardize at the right
Example: shep: 373 U.S. 132