Hi PerlMonks, I'm struggling to develop a REGEX that will extract a date from a string such as "For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015" That is, just extract "December 31, 2015" I am using the REGEX listed below, which is a weak start I know, so I apologize for the hassle. The word "ended" may also be "ending" . Sample text also appears below. Grateful for any ideas. Thank you!

   

m/\s*For\s*the\s*fiscal\s*year\s*end(.*)/i

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-al
+ign: center">For the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015</P> 
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-al
+ign: center">For the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2015 
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-al
+ign: center">For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015

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7 Mar 2017 Athanasius added code tags to display the otherwise-hidden <P> tags

In reply to REGEX for date by wrkrbeee

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