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foo(.*?)(?=foo)

The (.*?) has a lazy quantifier, and will only capture as much as it has to, to make the whole expression match.

The (?=foo) is a non-capturing lookahead, which will not exclude the next foo from being a valid anchor.

i.e. The bold text indicates each match.

   foowibblefoowobblefoojelly on a platefoo