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Diagnosing Long-Running Jobs

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An existing job that was running smoothly suddenly ran for a longer time. How do you analyze the issue that caused the long running time? Explain a practical, step-by-step diagnostic approach that distinguishes data, code, infrastructure, dependency, and scheduling causes. State which operational data you would inspect and how you would validate the root cause.