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first_names.rb
names = ['Last, First M', 'Last,First!@#$']
def word_after_comma
/(?<=[,])(\s?)(\w*)/
end
first_names = names.map { |x| x.slice(word_after_comma).strip }
#=> ["First", "First"]
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