@staticmethod
def replace_hyphens(text, replacement=' '):
    """Replace hyphens in text.

        Replaces hyphens from input text with a whitespace or a
        string if specified.

        Args:
            text: The text to be processed.
            replacement: New text that will replace the hyphens.

        Returns:
            The text without hyphens.
        """
    return text.replace('-', replacement)
