Proximity
w/n -- Use the w/n connector to find documents in which the first word appears within n words of the second one.
w/p -- Use the w/p (within paragraph) connector to find documents with search words that appear within approximately 75 words of each other.
w/s -- Use the w/s (within sentence) connector to find documents with search words that appear within approximately 25 words of each other.
At least -- Use the atleast command to require that a term or terms appear "at least" so many times in a document. Use atleast when you want only documents that contain an in-depth discussion on a topic rather than just a mention.
atleast5("judicial deference")
Length -- Find articles based on number of words, e.g., 500 words or more to eliminate short news updates
length>500