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@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ In this book, I'll write a regular expression like `\.` and the string that repr
 By default, regular expressions will match any part of a string. It's often useful to _anchor_ the regular expression so that it matches from the start or end of the string. You can use:
 
 * `^` to match the start of the string.
-* `*` to match the end of the string.
+* `$` to match the end of the string.
 
 ```{r}
 x <- c("apple", "banana", "pear")