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Design a real-time search module where results update as the user types, but you only focus on the frontend side: state management, debouncing, and caching. Assume there is some abstract async search function in the background, but your job is to design how the input,…

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Real-time Search: Design a real-time search module where results update as the user types, but you only focus on the frontend side: state management, debouncing, and…. Expect search and debounce decisions under intermediate level constraints.

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