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>> phrases = ["Mr. Gregory Browne", "Mr. Gregory Brown is cool",
"Gregory Brown is cool", "Gregory Brown"]
>> phrases.grep /\AGregory Brown\b/
=> ["Gregory Brown is cool", "Gregory Brown"]
>> phrases.grep /\bGregory Brown\b/
=> ["Mr. Gregory Brown is cool", "Gregory Brown is cool", "Gregory Brown"]
>> phrases.grep /\AGregory Brown\z/
=> ["Gregory Brown"]
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