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Update Fuzzy Query docs to clarify default behavior re max_expansions (#30819) 

Stating that the Fuzzy Query generates "all possible" matching terms is misleading, given that the query's default behavior is to generate a maximum of 50 matching terms.

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@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ The fuzzy query uses similarity based on Levenshtein edit distance.
==== String fields ==== String fields
The `fuzzy` query generates all possible matching terms that are within the The `fuzzy` query generates matching terms that are within the
maximum edit distance specified in `fuzziness` and then checks the term maximum edit distance specified in `fuzziness` and then checks the term
dictionary to find out which of those generated terms actually exist in the dictionary to find out which of those generated terms actually exist in the
index. index. The final query uses up to `max_expansions` matching terms.
Here is a simple example: Here is a simple example: