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"The RegEx engine has timed out while trying to match a pattern to an input string" during preparation

Error window showing message: The RegEx engine has timed out while trying to match a pattern to an input string. Possible reasons include large inputs or excessive backtracking.

this error pops up when preaparing a .docx source file, the preparation fails and we cannot open the file for translation. What do?

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"The RegEx engine has timed out while trying to match a pattern to an input string" during preparation https://community.rws.com/resized-image/__size/1800x1200/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/90/2022.pastedimage1753689378634v1.png this error pops up when preaparing a .docx source file, the preparation fails and we cannot open the file for translation. What do?
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