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#103 Add greedy vs lazy matching (#104)

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@ -540,6 +540,23 @@ at the end of each line in a string.
[Test the regular expression](https://regex101.com/r/E88WE2/1)
## 6. Greedy vs lazy matching
By default regex will do greedy matching , means it will match as long as
possible. we can use `?` to match in lazy way means as short as possible
<pre>
"/(.*at)/" => <a href="#learn-regex"><strong>The fat cat sat on the mat.</strong></a> </pre>
[Test the regular expression](https://regex101.com/r/AyAdgJ/1)
<pre>
"/(.*?at)/" => <a href="#learn-regex"><strong>The fat</strong></a> cat sat on the mat. </pre>
[Test the regular expression](https://regex101.com/r/AyAdgJ/2)
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