diff --git a/source/BUG/strings.py b/source/BUG/strings.py
index 5cdfb0f..30650e3 100644
--- a/source/BUG/strings.py
+++ b/source/BUG/strings.py
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ def strip_non_alphanumeric(s: str) -> str:
     """
     BUG036: strip_non_alphanumeric should remove all non-alphanumeric characters, not just leading and trailing ones.
     """
-    result = s.strip()
+    import re
+    result = re.sub(r'\W+', '', s)
     return result