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I can't search for -finalized

*(This is not just an issue on the specific site mentioned - it seems to affect any Codidact site.)*
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~~If I search Code Golf Codidact for "finalized" there are results, showing that the word "finalized" is one of the words the search recognises.~~
![Search results for finalized]
However, if I search for "-finalized" there are no results, even though the results for "finalized" were only a small subset of the total posts.
![No search results when excluding finalized]
I've found the same behaviour with other words, such as "integer", "string", "number". They all work fine as standard searches, but don't work when trying to exclude them with a hyphen. This seems to affect all recognised words.
Multiple exclusions also do not work, such as "-integer -string".
Using a hyphen to exclude a term does work if a standard (not excluding) term is used before it, such as "integer -string". It also works the other way around, such as "-string integer".
Is it intended that search terms featuring only exclusion be usable?
[Search results for finalized]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/499GYwUBA9ZaygSG46tK8wqq
[No search results when excluding finalized]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/7K1svhVJYRB1mNrpfMZbzGxq

*(This is not just an issue on the specific site mentioned - it seems to affect any Codidact site.)*
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If I search Code Golf Codidact for "finalized" there are results, showing that the word "finalized" is one of the words the search recognizes.
![Search results for finalized]
However, if I search for "-finalized" there are no results, even though the results for "finalized" were only a small subset of the total posts.
![No search results when excluding finalized]
I've found the same behavior with other words, such as "integer", "string", and "number". They all work fine as standard searches, but don't work when trying to exclude them with a hyphen. This seems to affect all recognized words.
Multiple exclusions also do not work, such as "-integer -string".
Using a hyphen to exclude a term does work if a standard (not excluding) term is used before it, such as "integer -string". It also works the other way around, such as "-string integer".
Is it intended that search terms featuring only exclusion be usable?
[Search results for finalized]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/499GYwUBA9ZaygSG46tK8wqq
[No search results when excluding finalized]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/7K1svhVJYRB1mNrpfMZbzGxq

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