None of this matches with a /td at the end because none of the test results have a /td. Otherwise they all test true.

#!/usr/bin/perl
while (<DATA>){
print if(m#\s+((\w+\s*)+)</td>#g);
}
__DATA__
This is a test
This is a (test)
This is a (test123)
this is a (123)
This-is a test
Just Another Perl Hacker </td>
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