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The worst part was they removed the + operator from searches to accommodate it

Google search got a lot worse for me after that. I relied on the + operator quite a bit.

Here too. Going from a single keystroke to a minimum of three per term still really grinds my gears, every time.

Gah! Thanks for reminding me.

Search quality overall (and not just Google) seems to be taking a hit in the past couple of years, maybe longer.