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Wikipedia uses a powerful search engine, with a search box on every page. The search box will navigate directly to a given page name upon an exact match. But, you can force it to show you other pages that include your search string by including a tilde character ~ anywhere in the query.
Dec 2, 2020 · With over 9 million articles, Wikipedia is one of the largest sources of information online. The site includes a rather effective search tool in the upper-right corner of every page. It can be used to search for general terms and exact phrases. Here we'll walk you through how to search for a Wikipedia page.
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George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, encompassing Penang Island and surrounding islets. With a population of 794,313 as of the 2020 census, it is the core city of Malaysia's second-largest metropolitan area, which has a population of 2.84 million. George Town serves as the commercial centre for northern Malaysia.
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