History of Bankruptcy: Taxation & Economic Reform in America Part III
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Search for articles pertaining to a topic using the main search bar. For example, enter the phrase bankruptcy AND "student loans" into the search bar and select "Just search for" from the drop-down options.
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Users will be redirected to a search bar, instructions for its use, and example searches. Enter a search for multiple terms separated with the Boolean operators "AND." A Venn Diagram will appear, illustrating the various combinations of those terms and their respective results yield throughout the database. The original search combining all terms will appear by default, visually represented by the red intersection of all circles.
View a sample Venn Diagram Search for the terms bankruptcy AND veterans AND benefits below.
