Returns a copy of +self+ with each tuple (doubling, tripling, etc.) of specified characters "squeezed" down to a single character. The tuples to be squeezed are specified by arguments +selectors+, each of which is a string; see {Character Selectors}[rdoc-ref:character_selectors.rdoc@Character+Selectors]. A single argument may be a single character: 'Noooooo!'.squeeze('o') # => "No!" 'foo bar baz'.squeeze(' ') # => "foo bar baz" 'Mississippi'.squeeze('s') # => "Misisippi" 'Mississippi'.squeeze('p') # => "Mississipi" 'Mississippi'.squeeze('x') # => "Mississippi" # Unused selector character is ignored. 'бессонница'.squeeze('с') # => "бесонница" 'бессонница'.squeeze('н') # => "бессоница" A single argument may be a string of characters: 'Mississippi'.squeeze('sp') # => "Misisipi" 'Mississippi'.squeeze('ps') # => "Misisipi" # Order doesn't matter. 'Mississippi'.squeeze('nonsense') # => "Misisippi" # Unused selector characters are ignored. A single argument may be a range of characters: 'Mississippi'.squeeze('a-p') # => "Mississipi" 'Mississippi'.squeeze('q-z') # => "Misisippi" 'Mississippi'.squeeze('a-z') # => "Misisipi" Multiple arguments are allowed; see {Multiple Character Selectors}[rdoc-ref:character_selectors.rdoc@Multiple+Character+Selectors]. Related: see {Converting to New String}[rdoc-ref:String@Converting+to+New+String].