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  1. <?php
  2. $string = "The ‘big-yellow’ house-is near the lake";
  3. $regex = '~‘[^’]+’(*SKIP)(*FAIL)|-~';
  4. $parts = preg_split($regex, $string);
  5. print_r($parts);
  6. ?>
Success #stdin #stdout 0.02s 52472KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
Array
(
    [0] => The ‘big-yellow’ house
    [1] => is near the lake
)
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language:
PHP (php 7.3.5)
created:
10 years ago
visibility:
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