Find command doesn't find embedded string, only initial string

iMac 5K, Yosemite
In Safari and Preview, I note a change from earlier versions. When I use the cmd-F Find command to search the contents of a page or document, it finds only cases where the search string is at the beginning of a word, not when it is in the middle. This can be really a problem for some kinds of searches, for example when you know the root word but can't anticipate all of the prefixes that could be used in the document.
Silly example: search for "fringe" does not find the word "infringement".
This is really disconcerting, especially as it marks a big invisible change over how string searching has worked since time immemorial (try searching for "memorial". Hah.)
I don't see any preference that would let me specify what kind of searching I want to do. There needs to be at least a preference. Or a big warning that says, oh by the way, just because you didn't find it, doesn't mean it isn't there.

Did you read my hint at http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080229204517495 ?

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