Quoting it yields the expected result: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22vk%22&ia=web
Compare with Bing (where DDG gets its search results from) https://www.bing.com/search?q=vk
Compare with Bing (where DDG gets its search results from) https://www.bing.com/search?q=vk
It's mostly just Bing.
Although yes, its usually Bing.
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