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Add a dictionary entry only if absent
C#: TryAdd reports a duplicate key without replacing its existing value.
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Combine collections as a distinct set
C#: Union retains each value once across both inputs.
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Find values common to two collections
C#: Intersect returns distinct values shared by the inputs.
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Find values missing from another collection
C#: Except removes duplicates as it calculates the set difference.
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Process a FIFO queue
C#: Queue removes elements in the order they were enqueued.
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Process items by numeric priority
C#: PriorityQueue removes the item with the smallest priority value first.
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Remove matching items from a mutable list
C#: List.RemoveAll returns how many items it removed.
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Search a sorted array efficiently
C#: Array.BinarySearch requires an array sorted with the same comparison rules.
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Use a last-in first-out stack
C#: Stack is useful for reversible traversal and other nested operations.
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Use case-insensitive dictionary keys
C#: Choose an ordinal comparer when case-insensitive keys represent identifiers.
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