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Create a global regular expression that matches three-letter words

package{   import flash.display.Sprite;      public class Main extends Sprite{     public function Main(){         var regex:RegExp = /\b[a-z]{3}\b/g;         var sentence:String = "This string has two three letter words.";         trace( sentence.search( regex ) );         trace( regex.lastIndex );         trace( sentence.search( regex ) );     }   } }