Description:
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Maybe the existing preg_match could allow for an array to be given as $pattern. Or if not a preg_match_array() might be an alternative.

Idea is to check a string against a list of pattern. First matched pattern would return.

Test script:
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<?php
  $patterns = array(
    '/\.link1$/',
    '/\.link2$/',
    '/\.link3$/',
    '/\.link4$/',
  );

  $subject = "field.link2";

  if(preg_match($patterns, $subject)) {
    // ...
  }


Expected result:
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preg_match should find the first pattern that matches (if any).

Actual result:
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No array-support for $pattern yet.