In a contact-based search, can a single record appear multiple times?

• A. Yes, always
• B. Yes, but only if the contacts are distinct
• C. No
• D. Yes, if there are multiple qualifying contacts

Answer: (D)

In a contact-based search, results come from matching contact records and pulling in their associated parent records. Since a single parent can have multiple related contacts, each qualifying contact can produce a separate hit for the same parent. Therefore, if there are multiple qualifying contacts linked to the same record, that record can appear more than once in the results. If there’s only one matching contact, it will appear once. This is why the correct idea is that a single record can show up multiple times when there are several qualifying contacts. If you want to avoid duplicates, you’d typically adjust the search to focus on the parent fields or apply a deduping step.