Searches for surnames that have an e anywhere in the name and then end with an e:
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE sales_rep(
-> employee_number INT,
-> surname VARCHAR(40),
-> first_name VARCHAR(30),
-> commission TINYINT
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> SELECT * FROM sales_rep WHERE surname LIKE 'e%';
Empty set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SELECT * FROM sales_rep WHERE surname LIKE '%e%e';
Empty set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table sales_rep;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
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