^start of string
`+the literal ` (9610 / 1408 / 6016) , repeated at least once
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
*?matches any number of characters from the set below:
\sany whitespace character
\Sany non-whitespace character
Negated Character Class[^`] `the literal ` (9610 / 1408 / 6016)
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
\1the text saved by group 1
`the literal ` (9610 / 1408 / 6016)
g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first