diff --git a/app/helpers/items_helper.rb b/app/helpers/items_helper.rb
index ac714d7d..af12646b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/items_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/items_helper.rb
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ module ItemsHelper
   end
 
   NC_TRADE_VALUE_ESTIMATE_PATTERN = %r{
-    ^\s*
+    \A\s*
     (?:
       # Case 1: A single number
       (?<single>[0-9]+)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ module ItemsHelper
       \p{Dash_Punctuation}
       (?<high>[0-9]+)
     )
-    \s*$
+    \s*\z
   }x
   def nc_trade_value_is_estimate(nc_trade_value)
     nc_trade_value.value_text.match?(NC_TRADE_VALUE_ESTIMATE_PATTERN)
diff --git a/app/models/item/dyeworks.rb b/app/models/item/dyeworks.rb
index 5a458580..0178f9ab 100644
--- a/app/models/item/dyeworks.rb
+++ b/app/models/item/dyeworks.rb
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ class Item
 		# the `dyeworks_base_item` relationship in the database; after that, we
 		# just use whatever the database says. (This allows manual overrides!)
 		DYEWORKS_NAME_PATTERN = %r{
-			^(
+			\A(
 				# Most Dyeworks items have a colon in the name.
 				Dyeworks\s+(?<color>.+?:)\s*(?<base>.+)
 				|
 				# But sometimes they omit it. If so, assume the first word is the color!
 				Dyeworks\s+(?<color>\S+)\s*(?<base>.+)
-			)$
+			)\z
 		}x
 		def inferred_dyeworks_base_item
 			name_match = name.match(DYEWORKS_NAME_PATTERN)
diff --git a/app/models/item/search/query.rb b/app/models/item/search/query.rb
index 3a635ff4..5e46b23d 100644
--- a/app/models/item/search/query.rb
+++ b/app/models/item/search/query.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Item
         when 'fits'
           # First, try the `fits:blue-acara` case.
           # NOTE: This will also work for `fits:"usuki girl-usul"`!
-          match = value.match(/^([^-]+)-([^-]+)$/)
+          match = value.match(/\A([^-]+)-([^-]+)\z/)
           if match.present?
             color_name, species_name = match.captures
             pet_type = load_pet_type_by_name(color_name, species_name)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Item
           end
 
           # Next, try the `fits:alt-style-87305` case.
-          match = value.match(/^alt-style-([0-9]+)$/)
+          match = value.match(/\Aalt-style-([0-9]+)\z/)
           if match.present?
             alt_style_id, = match.captures
             alt_style = load_alt_style_by_id(alt_style_id)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Item
 
           # Next, try the `fits:nostalgic-faerie-draik` case.
           # NOTE: This will also work for `fits:"nostalgic-usuki girl-usul"`!
-          match = value.match(/^([^-]+)-([^-]+)-([^-]+)$/)
+          match = value.match(/\A([^-]+)-([^-]+)-([^-]+)\z/)
           if match.present?
             series_name, color_name, species_name = match.captures
             alt_style = load_alt_style_by_name(
diff --git a/app/models/outfit.rb b/app/models/outfit.rb
index 3581fe1a..15b43e75 100644
--- a/app/models/outfit.rb
+++ b/app/models/outfit.rb
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class Outfit < ApplicationRecord
     self.name.strip!
 
     # Get the base name of the provided name, without any "(1)" suffixes.
-    base_name = name.sub(/\s*\([0-9]+\)$/, '')
+    base_name = name.sub(/\s*\([0-9]+\)\z/, '')
 
     # Find the user's other outfits that start with the same base name, and get
     # *their* names, with whitespace stripped.