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<?php $arrayBlacklist = ["Kota Administrasi", "Kota","Kab.","KAB", "KOTA", "Kabupaten"]; $trans = array_fill_keys($arrayBlacklist, ''); $cities = [ "Kota Jakarta Selatan", "Kota Administrasi Selatan", "Kab. What Kota Kab.", "KOTA Kota Coca Cola", ]; foreach ($cities as $city) { var_export( preg_replace('/\s{2,}/', ' ', trim(strtr($city, $trans))) ); echo "\n"; }

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