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Yes, but at least this way \s is somewhat "fixed" without breaking code. "NEXT LINE" ("\x85") is matched by \s only in UTF-8 matching, but always by \v. And perhaps more importantly, a vertical tab (aka LINE TABULATION or "\x0b") is never matched by \s, but always by \v.
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