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  1. import re 
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  3. s = 'start hamlet of just 50 year-round start residents lacks a grocery store end or even a gasoline station'
  4.  
  5. print(re.search(r'start((?!.*start.*).*)end', s).group(1))
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 residents lacks a grocery store
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language:
Python 3 (python  3.9.5)
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4 years ago
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