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im looking to search and replace for the next string '&lt;br &nbsp;/&gt;&lt;br &nbsp;/&gt;' (a space after br)<br />
Is there any way to add something so it will look for it with or without the space? &nbsp;
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im looking to search and replace for the next string '<br  /><br  />' (a space after br)
Is there any way to add something so it will look for it with or without the space?  

str_replace with or without syntax

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