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Default Search formula referencing range of keywords

I'll try to describe all the relevant information...

Column A - contains comment fields, randomly containing keyword(s)
Column B - contains the unknown search formula, yet to be determined
RangeXYZ - contains a list of multiple keywords

I wants the formula in B2 to search the comment field A2 using the entire list of keywords found in RangeXYZ. The general assumption can be made that a comment field should only contain one keyword. I'd like A2 to result in a blank or "NA#" if nothing was found... or the keyword, if any keyword was found.

For example:
A2 = "The customer was happy about their widget."
B2 = Unknown search formula, resulting in "widget"
RangeXYZ contains = widget, newspaper, sports car, computer, calculator

I hope that I provided enough information...

Thanks for any help or insight...
 
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