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;TI"9Regexp.union("penzance")             #=> /penzance/
;TI"8Regexp.union("a+b*c")                #=> /a\+b\*c/
;TI"@Regexp.union("skiing", "sledding")   #=> /skiing|sledding/
;TI"@Regexp.union(["skiing", "sledding"]) #=> /skiing|sledding/
;TI"JRegexp.union(/dogs/, /cats/i)        #=> /(?-mix:dogs)|(?i-mx:cats)/
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