Regular Expressions 101

Group 1([A-Z]\w+\s[A-Z](?:[\w.\s]+))

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

\sany whitespace character

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

Non-Capturing Group(?:[\w.\s]+)

Character Class[\w.\s]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

\wany word character

.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

\sany whitespace character

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

Group 2([A-Z.]+)

Character Class[A-Z.]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string

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Regular Expression

([A-Z]\w+\s[A-Z](?:[\w.\s]+))\s\(([A-Z.]+)\)

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Polish media and telecoms group Cyfrowy Polsat (CPS.WA) said late Thursday it agreed to buy a controlling stake in sports content producer and distributor Eleven Sports Network Sp.z o.o. (ESN) for 38 million euros ($44.48 million).

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