The Chrome function for finding text on a webpage (Ctrl-F) is fine, but it doesn’t allow finding one word “near” another one. For example, if the text on the page has many instances of “this” and many instances of “that,” using Ctrl-F to find a spot where it says “this and also that” is tedious.
The Chrome plug-in “Regex Search” allows regular expressions for searching the text on a webpage. Regular expressions are powerful, but they can be a pain to create.
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