in reply to Remove duplicate from the same line..
The following regex will remove any word or phrase that duplicates its immediate predecessor:
$string =~ s/ \b (.+) \b \s* \1 /$1/gx;
But note that an address such as “Long Island City, NY NY” will be reduced to “Long Island City, NY”.
Hope that helps,
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