import re, os

regex = r"(?<=(?<=>).)( \[\[CiteRef::atlasofsurveillance2022\]\]<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote>)"

files = [f for f in os.listdir('.') if os.path.isfile(f) and f.endswith('.mw')]

for f in files:
    with open(f, 'r') as fp:
        contents = fp.read()

    # You can manually specify the number of replacements by changing the 4th argument
    result = re.sub(regex, "", contents, 0, re.MULTILINE)
    if contents != result:
        print (f)
        with open(f, 'w') as fp:
            fp.write(result)