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Remove adjacent duplicates

Try to find a way to remove adjacent duplicate letters.

Start file

a a d d j a c c c c e n t t t t d u p p p l i i i c a a t t e e w o r d d d d s s

End file

a d j a c e n t d u p l i c a t e w o r d s

View Diff

1c1
< a a d d j a c c c c e n t t t t d u p p p l i i i c a a t t e e w o r d d d d s s
---
> a d j a c e n t d u p l i c a t e w o r d s

Solutions by @figadore:

Created by: @maharba6 Tweet

100 active golfers, 349 entries

Solutions by @figadore:

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#24 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 10:27PM

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#>35 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 10:24PM

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#>41 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 10:17PM

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#>46 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 10:16PM

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#>60 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 10:06PM

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#>66 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 10:04PM

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#>79 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 09:54PM

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#>84 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 09:42PM

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#>84 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 09:48PM

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#>89 - Reese / @figadore

08/30/2024 at 09:39PM