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LinkedIn X-ray search is what sourcing experts like Irina Shamaeva call the ability to use search engines to search for LinkedIn profiles using the “site:” operator. Here’s a basic example of an X-ray search to find people at ProPublica who might report on health:

site:linkedin.com/in “propublica” “health”

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