import re
pat = r"\b(?:{})\b".format('|'.join([r'student',r'study(?:ing)?']))
print(pat)
regEX=re.compile(pat,re.I)
s = "He is studying here."
mObj = regEX.search(s)
if mObj:
print(mObj.group(0))
aW1wb3J0IHJlCnBhdCA9IHIiXGIoPzp7fSlcYiIuZm9ybWF0KCd8Jy5qb2luKFtyJ3N0dWRlbnQnLHInc3R1ZHkoPzppbmcpPyddKSkKcHJpbnQocGF0KQpyZWdFWD1yZS5jb21waWxlKHBhdCxyZS5JKQpzID0gIkhlIGlzIHN0dWR5aW5nIGhlcmUuIgptT2JqID0gcmVnRVguc2VhcmNoKHMpCmlmIG1PYmo6IAoJcHJpbnQobU9iai5ncm91cCgwKSk=