code: def abbreviations(text):
      
      return PreProcessorRegex(
          search_args=symbols.ABBREVIATIONS,
          search_func=lambda x: r"(?<={})(?=\.).".format(x),
          repl='', flags=re.IGNORECASE).run(text)
docs: Remove periods after an abbreviation from a list of known
      abbrevations that can be spoken the same without that period. This
      prevents having to handle tokenization of that period.
  
      Note:
          Could potentially remove the ending period of a sentence.
  
      Note:
          Abbreviations that Google Translate can't pronounce without
          (or even with) a period should be added as a word substitution with a
          :class:`PreProcessorSub` pre-processor. Ex.: 'Esq.', 'Esquire'.