- str_replace: documentation ( source)
- array_unique: documentation ( source)
<?php
$arr = ["{A}", "{B}", "{C}", "{A}"];
$start = '<span class="c">';
$end = '</span>';
$string = "{A}{B}{C}{A}";
foreach (array_unique($arr) as $item) {
$string = str_replace($item, $start . $item . $end, $string);
}
echo $string;