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742      $username = preg_replace( '/&.+?;/', '', $username ); // Kill entities
743
744      // If strict, reduce to ASCII for max portability.
745      if ( $strict )
746           $username = preg_replace( '|[^a-z0-9 _.\-@]|i', '', $username );
747
748      // Consolidate contiguous whitespace
749      $username = preg_replace( '|\s+|', ' ', $username );
750
751      return apply_filters( 'sanitize_user', $username, $raw_username, $strict );
752 }
753
754 /**
755  * Sanitize a string key.
756  *
757  * Keys are used as internal identifiers. They should be lowercase ASCII.  Dashes and underscores are allowed.
758  *
759  * @since 3.0.0
760  *