then this will sort the documents in descending score order. The scores will be positive. If you
want to sort in ascending order, then use the following code:
a new MatchScorer.Builder. Set the parameters for scorer
on the Builder, and use the Builder#build() method
to create a concrete instance of MatchScorer
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