Write a function that counts the occurrences of a word in a string. The function should return an integer. Do not assume that just one space separates words and a string can contain punctuation. Write the function so that it works with either a String argument or a StringBuilder object

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Write a function that counts the occurrences of a word in a string. The
function should return an integer. Do not assume that just one space separates words and a string can contain punctuation. Write the function so
that it works with either a String argument or a StringBuilder object

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