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The dork pattern
{dish} recipe -site:pinterest.* -site:allrecipes.com
Curly braces like {this} are blanks you fill in below.
Try it
Fill in the blanks, then run the search or open it in the Hound Dog builder.
chocolate chip cookies recipe -site:pinterest.* -site:allrecipes.com
Variations
{dish} recipe filetype:pdf
site:edu {dish} recipe
Operators used
--wordExcludes Pinterest and Allrecipes to cut down on ad-heavy, SEO-stuffed pages.
Exclude pages containing a word. Place directly before the word with no space. Cleans up noisy results.
site:site:example.comCombined with the minus sign to remove entire domains from your results.
Restrict results to a single domain or subdomain. Great for searching within one site or excluding it.
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