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.NET Regular Expression for N number of Consecutive Characters

I need a regular expression that matches three consecutive characters (any alphanumeric character) in a string.

Where 2a82a9e4eee646448db00e3fccabd8c7 "eee" would be a match.

Where 2a82a9e4efe64644448db00e3fccabd8c7 "444" would be a match.

etc.

+7  A: 

Use backreferences.

([a-zA-Z0-9])\1\1
Taylor Leese  2010-04-01 22:35:08

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