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aΣ*baΣ*b — starts with a, ends with bKleene StarFormal RE✨ Emoji Combos

Σ* matches any content in the middle. The minimum accepted string is "ab" where Σ* = ε.

✓ Accepts
abaxba123ba hello b
✗ Rejects
εabbaaXbc
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