# Unreasonable search returns **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 23, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062 "2022-09-23T21:19:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leroy\_Livingston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leroy_livingston/32/111204_2.png) [@Leroy\_Livingston](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leroy_Livingston)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/1 "2022-09-23T21:19:35Z")
I'm getting different results for specific search terms where if I search over a large number of fields it returns the correct number of items, but if I search over a smaller number of fields it returns a different number of items. How can I assure that every matching item in the index is returned? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/2 "2022-09-26T03:50:26Z")
Welcome to our community! 😃 It'd be useful if you showed your mapping, your query and the response Elasticsearch is returning please. ---
**Author:** ![Leroy\_Livingston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leroy_livingston/32/111204_2.png) [@Leroy\_Livingston](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leroy_Livingston)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/3 "2022-09-26T20:07:08Z")
Search is Lucene:name:noah or description:noah or tags:noah There are in fact 12 of these in the data What I get back from elastic is the following UUID's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nly two of which have 'noah' in one of the fields ['CSKPOZXFBQZGQJD33FR7Y2ECJCCC'], ['CGSFYZJF4IN6V4JFD7WXQFJU4BRN'] I don't know what you mean by 'mapping' ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood1/32/101255_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 7:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/4 "2022-09-27T07:55:56Z")
Try uppercase the “OR” otherwise you’re searching for the word “or” in text. ---
**Author:** ![Leroy\_Livingston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leroy_livingston/32/111204_2.png) [@Leroy\_Livingston](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leroy_Livingston)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/5 "2022-10-03T18:53:06Z")
Thank you but no change in the returned output with capitalized 'or' ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood1/32/101255_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/6 "2022-10-05T07:30:21Z")
I think we’ll need to see the full JSON for the search to diagnose further. ---
**Author:** ![Leroy\_Livingston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leroy_livingston/32/111204_2.png) [@Leroy\_Livingston](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leroy_Livingston)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/7 "2022-10-12T20:56:30Z")
I'm not using JSON for the search. I simply couldn't get that to function. I'm using lucene. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood1/32/101255_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood1)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/8 "2022-10-12T22:43:24Z")
> [@Leroy\_Livingston](#): > > What I get back from elastic is the following If you are using elastic something is sending JSON under the covers. To recreate problems we typically need to see the JSON for 1. the index mapping 2. example docs you re trying to match/aggregate 3. the search request However if you are using Lucene directly and not via elasticsearch it’s probably best to ask the question in the Lucene help forums. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unreasonable-search-returns/315062/9 "2022-11-09T22:44:16Z")
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