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# http://txt2re.com/index-ruby.php3?s=11:Jan:2019%20%22This%20is%20an%20Example!%22&-15&42

#!/usr/bin/ruby
txt='11:Jan:2019 "This is an Example!"'

re1='(\\d)'	# Any Single Digit 1
re2='.*?'	# Non-greedy match on filler
re3='an'	# Uninteresting: word
re4='.*?'	# Non-greedy match on filler
re5='(an)'	# Word 1

re=(re1+re2+re3+re4+re5)
m=Regexp.new(re,Regexp::IGNORECASE);
if m.match(txt)
    d1=m.match(txt)[1];
    word1=m.match(txt)[2];
    puts "("<<d1<<")"<<"("<<word1<<")"<< "\n"
end

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