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<?php $text = " &nbsp; &nbsp; <p>Hello World!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Javascript development&nbsp;PHP Developer&nbsp;</p> &nbsp; &nbsp; "; $result = preg_replace(['/^((?:&nbsp;|\s)+)|(?1)$/', '/\s*&nbsp;(?:\s*&nbsp;)*\s*/', '/\s+/'], ['', '&nbsp;',' '], trim($text)); echo $result;

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