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<span style="display: inline-block;">Space in an inline: This will have no</span><span style="display: inline-block;" class="bold"><span> space in it.</span></span>
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<span style="display: inline-block;">Space btw inlines: This will have a</span> <span style="display: inline-block;" class="bold"><span> space in it.</span></span>
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Space in the span: This will have a<span> space in it.</span>
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