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    Tracking if phrase exists within a list of terms

    Hello,

    I am having difficulty finding a formula to do exactly what I am looking for.

    I have two lists, one containing search phrases like ("Sound bars for tv") and another list that contains individual terms like ("TV", "Sound", "bars").

    My goal is to see if any of the search phrases match for each keyword within the individual term list.

    So for "Sound bars for TV", I would need each of those words to be in the term list for it to come back as a TRUE. Also, and more complicated, if I have the search phrase "Soundbar" and "Sound Bar" these should both pass if both terms are in the list.

    Any idea what is the best way to approach this.
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    Re: Tracking if phrase exists within a list of terms

    See if this will help get you started?
    B2=LOOKUP(1,-SEARCH('Match List'!$A$1:$A$98,SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","")),'Match List'!$A$1:$A$98)
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