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880
881      // If strict, reduce to ASCII for max portability.
882      if ( $strict )
883           $username = preg_replace( '|[^a-z0-9 _.\-@]|i', '', $username );
884
885      $username = trim( $username );
886      // Consolidate contiguous whitespace
887      $username = preg_replace( '|\s+|', ' ', $username );
888
889      return apply_filters( 'sanitize_user', $username, $raw_username, $strict );
890 }
891
892 /**
893  * Sanitize a string key.
894  *
895  * Keys are used as internal identifiers. Lowercase alphanumeric characters, dashes and underscores are allowed.
896  *
897  * @since 3.0.0
898  *