using System; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; public class Test { public static void Main() { var regex = new Regex(@"(?<=Paybacks[:\s]*)[^\s:].*", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase); string[] strings = {"Paybacks: blah", "Paybacks blah", "Paybacks blah"}; foreach (String s in strings) { Console.WriteLine(regex.Match(s)?.Value); } } }