diff --git a/.github/workflows/codex-macos-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/codex-macos-validation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfc7cb51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codex-macos-validation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Codex macOS Validation
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  swift-test:
+    name: Swift tests
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run SwiftPM tests
+        run: swift test
+
+  xcodebuild:
+    name: Xcode build
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    needs: swift-test
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build iOS framework
+        run: xcodebuild -project "PhoneNumberKit.xcodeproj" -scheme "PhoneNumberKit" -destination "generic/platform=iOS" build
+
+      - name: Build macOS framework
+        run: xcodebuild -project "PhoneNumberKit.xcodeproj" -scheme "PhoneNumberKit-macOS" -destination "generic/platform=macOS" build
diff --git a/PhoneNumberKit/ParseManager.swift b/PhoneNumberKit/ParseManager.swift
index db1686e69..4ff7034bd 100644
--- a/PhoneNumberKit/ParseManager.swift
+++ b/PhoneNumberKit/ParseManager.swift
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ final class ParseManager {
             }
 
             // Last attempt: try to parse the number as-is with the region's default country code
-            if let result = try validPhoneNumber(from: nationalNumber, using: regionMetadata, countryCode: regionMetadata.countryCode, ignoreType: ignoreType, numberString: numberString, numberExtension: numberExtension) {
+            if let result = try validPhoneNumber(from: nationalNumber, using: regionMetadata, countryCode: regionMetadata.countryCode, ignoreType: ignoreType, numberString: matchedNumber, numberExtension: numberExtension) {
                 return result
             }
 
             // Final fallback for countryCode == 0: try all territories with the same country code as the region
             // This handles cases where a number from one NANP territory (e.g., US) is parsed with another NANP region (e.g., AS, PR)
-            return try tryTerritoriesWithCode(regionMetadata.countryCode, nationalNumber: nationalNumber, excludingRegion: regionMetadata.codeID, ignoreType: ignoreType, numberString: numberString, numberExtension: numberExtension)
+            return try tryTerritoriesWithCode(regionMetadata.countryCode, nationalNumber: nationalNumber, excludingRegion: regionMetadata.codeID, ignoreType: ignoreType, numberString: matchedNumber, numberExtension: numberExtension)
         }
 
         // STEP 6: Update metadata if extracted country code differs from region's default
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ final class ParseManager {
         }
 
         // Attempt to create a valid phone number with the extracted country code
-        if let result = try validPhoneNumber(from: nationalNumber, using: regionMetadata, countryCode: countryCode, ignoreType: ignoreType, numberString: numberString, numberExtension: numberExtension) {
+        if let result = try validPhoneNumber(from: nationalNumber, using: regionMetadata, countryCode: countryCode, ignoreType: ignoreType, numberString: matchedNumber, numberExtension: numberExtension) {
             return result
         }
 
         // STEP 7: Final fallback - try all territories with the same country code
         // Some country codes are shared by multiple territories (e.g., +1 for US, CA, etc.)
         // Try each territory's metadata to see if the number is valid in any of them
-        return try tryTerritoriesWithCode(countryCode, nationalNumber: nationalNumber, excludingRegion: regionMetadata.codeID, ignoreType: ignoreType, numberString: numberString, numberExtension: numberExtension)
+        return try tryTerritoriesWithCode(countryCode, nationalNumber: nationalNumber, excludingRegion: regionMetadata.codeID, ignoreType: ignoreType, numberString: matchedNumber, numberExtension: numberExtension)
     }
 
     // Parse task
diff --git a/PhoneNumberKit/RegexManager.swift b/PhoneNumberKit/RegexManager.swift
index 17d5c9527..1653d44bd 100644
--- a/PhoneNumberKit/RegexManager.swift
+++ b/PhoneNumberKit/RegexManager.swift
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ final class RegexManager {
         let fallBackMatches = try regexMatches(PhoneNumberPatterns.validPhoneNumberPattern, string: string)
         if let firstMatch = fallBackMatches.first {
             return firstMatch
+        }
+
+        let embeddedPhoneNumberPattern = #"(?<![\w@])\+?\d[\d\s().-]{6,}\d(?![\w@])"#
+        let embeddedMatches = try regexMatches(embeddedPhoneNumberPattern, string: string)
+        if let firstMatch = embeddedMatches.first {
+            return firstMatch
         } else {
             throw PhoneNumberError.invalidNumber
         }
diff --git a/PhoneNumberKitTests/PhoneNumberUtilityParsingTests.swift b/PhoneNumberKitTests/PhoneNumberUtilityParsingTests.swift
index c31a92ddd..65b61caa4 100644
--- a/PhoneNumberKitTests/PhoneNumberUtilityParsingTests.swift
+++ b/PhoneNumberKitTests/PhoneNumberUtilityParsingTests.swift
@@ -434,6 +434,15 @@ final class PhoneNumberUtilityParsingTests: XCTestCase {
         try XCTAssertNotNil(sut.parse(address, withRegion: "JM"))
     }
 
+    func testParsedNumberStringDoesNotKeepSurroundingContactInfo() throws {
+        let input = "Jane Doe <jane@example.com> mobile +1 650 253 0000"
+        let number = try sut.parse(input, withRegion: "US")
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(number.numberString, "+1 650 253 0000")
+        XCTAssertFalse(number.numberString.contains("jane@example.com"))
+        XCTAssertFalse(number.numberString.contains("Jane Doe"))
+    }
+
     func testRegionCountryCodeConflict() {
         XCTAssertThrowsError(try sut.parse("212-2344", withRegion: "US")) { error in
             XCTAssertEqual(error as? PhoneNumberError, .invalidNumber)