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by secondhandvape 4390 days ago
The question mark in the example regex isn't necessary, in case anyone was wondering.
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primo44 4390 days ago
It's necessary. It makes the "s" in "hotels" optional, so that the regex can match either "hotel" or "hotels" and then the rest.
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mikejarema 4390 days ago
Doesn't it imply a search for hotel OR hotels?
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