#9 Removing Emoticons from a String

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There is a social-network message, for example I work at Google :-))).

Remove emoticons from messages that match the regular expression :-\)+|:-\(+ in linear time.

Example 1:

Input: I work at Google :-)))
Output: I work at Google

Example 2:

Input: lucky you :-) I failed the interview there :-((
Output: lucky you I failed the interview there

Example 3:

Input: lol:)
Output: lol:)

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