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  1. import java.util.*;
  2.  
  3. class Ideone
  4. {
  5. 	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
  6. 	{
  7. 		String text = "the sun was shin- ing  and the sky bl- ue";
  8. 		System.out.println(text.replaceAll("(\\p{L}\\p{M}*+)-\\s+(?=\\p{L})", "$1"));
  9. 	}
  10. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.08s 33856KB
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the sun was shining  and the sky blue
https://ideone.com/09B3pI
language:
Java (HotSpot 12)
created:
5 years ago
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