How to search for a string which is not preceded by another string?

How to search for a string which is not preceded by another string?

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    Dec 12, 2022#1

    I wish to search, using regular expressions, for a string (say •water) where this is not preceded by "<W ", that is "<W" followed by a space.

    E.g. "<W •water" or "<W •Content" must not match. I only need the occurrences where the "<W " does not precede the string. The • will always precede the word.

    How can I achieve this? I am using UltraEdit version 18.10.0.1018.

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      Dec 12, 2022#2

      A Perl regular expression search with (?<!<W )•water searches for •water and uses a negative lookbehind to verify if there is not "<W " preceding found •water for a positive match.
      Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria

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        Dec 12, 2022#3

        Thank you very much!