| Title | 
                
                    Test
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                    Pattern Title
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                | Expression | 
                <!--.*?-->  | 
            
            
                | Description | 
                
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                | Matches | 
                <!-- <h1>this text has been removed</h1> --> | <!-- yada -->  | 
            
            
                | Non-Matches | 
                <h1>this text has not been removed</h1>  | 
            
            
                | Author | 
                
                    Rating:
                        
 
                    Tony Austin
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                | Source | 
                Modified with the help of Gideon Engelberth | 
            
            
              | Your Rating | 
              
                
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	                Title: Extra escape
	                Name: Gideon Engelberth
	                Date: 4/4/2005 11:29:54 AM
	                Comment: 
The escapes are not needed on a dash outside of a character class, so the following would be equivalent to your expression:
<!--.*?-->