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Documentation search results relevance improvements

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Description

Searching for ["through"](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/search/?q=through) finds nothing:

This search should link at least these:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/db/models/#extra-fields-on-many-to-many-relationships
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/models/fields/#django.db.models.ManyToManyField.through

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Research direction

Reproduce the search for "through" using the linked Django 3.2 search URL, then trace the project's search indexing and relevance behavior. Verify the result against the two linked documentation pages; done means the search links to both relevant pages.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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