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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. $string = "Foo Bar (Any Group - ANY GROUP Baz)
  4.            Foo Bar (Any Group - ANYGROUP Baz)";    
  5.  
  6. $result = preg_replace(
  7.     '/
  8.      (\(\s*)
  9.      (([^\s-]+)
  10.       \s*?([^\s-]*)
  11.       \s*?([^\s-]*)
  12.       \s*?([^\s-]*)
  13.       \s*?([^\s-]*)
  14.       \s*?([^\s-]*))
  15.      (\s*\-\s*)
  16.      \3\s*\4\s*\5\s*\6\s*\7\s*\8\s*
  17.      /ix',
  18.      '\1\2\9',
  19.      $string);
  20.  
  21. print $result;
  22.  
  23. ?>
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Foo Bar (Any Group - Baz)
           Foo Bar (Any Group - Baz)
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language:
PHP (php 7.3.5)
created:
12 years ago
visibility:
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