# If you'd like to omit non-matching lines from the result; add ';d' to the end of the expression.
sed -E 's/\b([^\s*][a-zA-Z_\.\s]+)\b//gmi;t' <<< "Elon R. Musk (245)436-7956 Jeff Bezos (235)231-3432 Tim Cook"
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for SED, please visit: https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/html_node/The-_0022s_0022-Command.html