qq{"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\n"} =~ /("(\w+| )*")/

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qq{"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\n"} =~ /("[\w ]*")/

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(?:\w[\.\w\-\'\!\(\)\/]* +)*\w[\.\w\-\'\!\(\)\/]*