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“Floyd Jillson”
Records that have the name Floyd Jillson
girl scouts +low
Records with the word low that also contain girl and/or scouts
brunswick -stew
Records with the word Brunswick but not the word stew
“African American” AND art
Records containing the phrase “African American” and art
bread AND (butter OR fruit)
Records containing the words bread and butter or bread and fruit