Does anyone know how to search better in GitLab.

Currently I’m using the standard GitLab search.  I’m searching for

“<<loop>>”

where I intend the quotes meaning exactly that string as usual in a search term.  But I get lots of results mentioning loop, without the angle brackets.

Moreover I want to sort the results by date or ticket number, and I can’t see how to do that.

Does Google index our repo?  Can I use Google to search it somehow?

Thanks

Simon