"japhy" =~ /a/;
eval q{ print $& };

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"japhy" =~ /a./;
eval q{ print $& };

##</code><code>##

"japhy" =~ /a/;
print $&;

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@& = (1,2,3);
"japhy" =~ /a/;
eval q{ print $& };