# Getting fewer results with OR in simple\_query\_string

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fewer-results-with-or-in-simple-query-string/89101>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 12, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fewer-results-with-or-in-simple-query-string/89101 "2017-06-12T20:00:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![saurav](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saurav/32/26497_2.png) [@saurav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saurav)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fewer-results-with-or-in-simple-query-string/89101/1 "2017-06-12T20:00:56Z")

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I'm unable to figure out why i'm getting fewer results with a query like "formula 1" OR "formula one", when compared to "formula 1". Shouldn't the former give me more results?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fewer-results-with-or-in-simple-query-string/89101/2 "2017-07-10T20:01:39Z")

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Closed on July 10, 2017, 8:01pm UTC

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