What regular expression for complex search and replace?

[laetoli]

How do I change one or more upper case words followed by a colon and then a space or new line to the same enclosed by <b> and </b>?

For example -

Blah blah. RESULTS: Blah blah blah
to
Blah blah. <b>RESULTS: </b>Blah blah blah

and

Blah blah. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Blah blah blah
to
Blah blah. <b>MATERIALS AND METHODS: </b>Blah blah blah

and

Blah blah. CONCLUSIONS:
Blah blah blah
to
Blah blah. <b>CONCLUSIONS:
</b>Blah blah blah

Thanks,
Paul

[s_reynisson]

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Find ([[:upper:]]([[:upper:]]| )+:)
Replace <b>\1</b>

I have used POSIX regular expression syntax, which can be selected from the Editor page of the Preferences dialog box. HTH