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threadsafe_regexes
irb(main):021:0> x = "foobar"
=> "foobar"
irb(main):022:0> x =~ /(foo)/
=> 0
irb(main):023:0> $1
=> "foo"
irb(main):024:0> Thread.new { x =~ /(bar)/; puts $1}.join
bar
=> #<Thread:0x007ff47a10cb58 dead>
irb(main):025:0> $1
=> "foo"
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