phonebook search operator
A Google search operator that you can use to restrict Google search to show results only from public U.S. telephone listings. The search engine results page (SERP) will show information including the name, address and phone number for the person you specify. For example, phonebook: John Doe New York NY will show phonebook listings of everyone named John Doe in New York, NY.
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