elasticsearch/docs/java-api/query-dsl/boosting-query.asciidoc

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==== Boosting Query

See {ref}/query-dsl-boosting-query.html[Boosting Query]

[source,java]
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QueryBuilder qb = boostingQuery()
    .positive(termQuery("name","kimchy"))   <1>
    .negative(termQuery("name","dadoonet")) <2>
    .negativeBoost(0.2f);                   <3>
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<1> query that will promote documents
<2> query that will demote documents
<3> negative boost