If you don't want a city name being matched, then you need it inside of quotes and the - outside of those. From the examples you've given, it sounds like you mi

If you don't want a city name being matched, then you need it inside of quotes and the - outside of those. From the examples you've given, it sounds like you might have it reversed. IE, there aren't correct ["-berlin"] ["-new york city"] These are the correct way to indicate you do not want (the - symbol) a word or phrase (the quote symbols: [-"berlin"] [-"new york city"]