/**
 * Replaces items matched in the regex with spaces.
 *
 * @param {import('./index').WPWordCountSettings} settings The main settings object containing regular expressions
 * @param {string}                                text     The string being counted.
 *
 * @return {string} The manipulated text.
 */
export default function stripConnectors(settings: import("./index").WPWordCountSettings, text: string): string;
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