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naive_fuzzy_match.rb
list = ["searching for terms", "terms to search for", "search string contains", "terms", "kippers"]
words = "search term"
list.select{|s|
s.match Regexp.new("#{words.join('.*')}.*") or
s.match Regexp.new("#{words.reverse.join('.*')}.*")
}
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