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my @array = (" 321abc ", "100%", "20 lbs."); no warnings "numeric"; print(0+$_,"\n") for @array;
my @array = (" 321abc ", "100%", "20 lbs.", "words20", "**39.99.99** +"); no warnings "numeric"; for (@array) { s/^[^0-9.-]+//; print(0+$_,"\n"); }