<div class="dropdown">
<button id="dLabel" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown trigger
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dLabel">
...
</ul>
</div>
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$text = preg_replace("/•/mu", '<br>•', $text);