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diff --git a/syn/examples/lazy-static/example/Cargo.toml b/syn/examples/lazy-static/example/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "example"
+version = "0.0.0"
+authors = ["David Tolnay <dtolnay@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+lazy_static = { path = "../lazy-static" }
+regex = "0.2"
diff --git a/syn/examples/lazy-static/example/src/main.rs b/syn/examples/lazy-static/example/src/main.rs
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+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use regex::Regex;
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref USERNAME: Regex = {
+        println!("Compiling username regex...");
+        Regex::new("^[a-z0-9_-]{3,16}$").unwrap()
+    };
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    println!("Let's validate some usernames.");
+    validate("fergie");
+    validate("will.i.am");
+}
+
+fn validate(name: &str) {
+    // The USERNAME regex is compiled lazily the first time its value is accessed.
+    println!("is_match({:?}): {}", name, USERNAME.is_match(name));
+}