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Real-World Problem Solving

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Problem

Tell me about a time you worked on a real-world problem at work that was not like a typical LeetCode exercise.

For this hands-on coding interpretation, represent an answer as a list of labeled sections and return the required sections in interview-ready order. Ignore duplicate labels and omit unsupported labels.

Implement def structure_work_example(sections):, which accepts a list of strings and returns a list containing each recognized section once, ordered as context, constraints, approach, tradeoffs, and impact.

Constraints

  • 0 <= len(sections) <= 10^5
  • Each section is a string
  • Recognized labels are context, constraints, approach, tradeoffs, and impact
  • Duplicate labels may appear
  • Unsupported labels must be ignored

Function Signature

def structure_work_example(sections):
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