Are there any plans to implement a "negative keyword" meta tag?

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An orphanage website I work on is showing up for searches on "girls in bathrooms" because they have an article about renovating the girls bathroom! What do you think of the idea if a negative keyword meta tag to block irrelevant searches?

Tiggerito, Adelaide, Australia



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