How to find all files containing specific text string on Linux

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How do I find all files containing a specific string of text within their file contents?

The following doesn't work. It seems to display every single file in the system.

find / -type f -exec grep -H 'text-to-find-here' {} \;
Nov 24, 2022 in Linux Administration by Logan
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