Exclusion List Contents

The exclusion list referred to above contains common words, grammatical particles, adverbs, and prepositions which are generally not of value when searching headlines. Excluding these words from consideration saves an enormous amount of overhead in both processing time and disk space usage.

The exclusion list is currently defined as follows:

a.m.
bln
ago
etc
if
said
up
am
inc
all
etc.
in
say
use
cdt
inc.
an
for
into
says
versus
cst
ltd
and
from
is
she
was
edt
ltd.
As
go
it
some
what
est
mln
at
goes
its
than
when
et
pct
be
had
might
that
where
mdt
per
but
has
not
the
while
mst
pts
by
he
of
them
why
p.m.
via
can
her
off
they
will
pm
vs
could
him
on
this
with
pdt
vs.
Did
his
only
till
yes
pst
down
how
or
to
told

a.m.	bln	ago	etc	if	said	up
am	inc	all	etc.	in	say	use
cdt	inc.	an	for	into	says	versus
cst	ltd	and	from	is	she	was
edt	ltd.	As	go	it	some	what
est	mln	at	goes	its	than	when
et	pct	be	had	might	that	where
mdt	per	but	has	not	the	while
mst	pts	by	he	of	them	why
p.m.	via	can	her	off	they	will
pm	vs	could	him	on	this	with
pdt	vs.	Did	his	only	till	yes
pst	down	how	or	to	told