I wonder if this is a need for humans need to learn search queries. "-stripes" instead of "without stripes". Or does input need to have basic filters applied b

I wonder if this is a need for humans need to learn search queries. "-stripes" instead of "without stripes". Or does input need to have basic filters applied before handing to ML? "without X" or "no X" = "-X"? Can be foiled with "shirt without having stripes".