Search for: [A single word]
Google finds: All pages that contain the word
2.7 million pages
Search for: [Two words]
Google finds: All pages that contain BOTH words--in any order, anywhere in the page.
882,000 pages Of the 2.7 million brownfield pages, only 882,000 also contain the word LAWS.
Search for: [A phrase within "quotation" marks]
Google finds: All pages that contain that EXACT phrase--the words together in that order.
2,750 pages When you add quotes, you always get fewer pages
When should I use quotes?
If your words must be found together, then use quotes.
If your words are often found together, but not always, then don't use quotes.
However, when you find too many irrelevant web pages, redo your search. Put phrases in quotes.