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Foxes
Boxes
Hexes
Regexes
You can do it. You too can pluralize without an apostrophe.
Oxen
Children
Brethren
Regexen
I've begun to understand that the modern meaning of an apostrophe is "oh shit! Here comes an 's'".
Sadly, I am gradually growing okay with that idea.
Thanks for pointing that out, it's a bad habit I've picked up!