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Network Delay Time

This one rewards reaching for a priority queue instead of repeatedly sorting or scanning. Interviewers love it because it reveals your priority-based reasoning and your edge-case discipline. The trap is stale entries or unbalanced structures—be clear about what belongs in the heap.

BFS / DFSGraphsHeap / Priority Queue

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Graph Interview Questions

BFS explores by layers using a queue; DFS explores deeply using a stack or recursion -- the same traversal with a different container. Choose BFS for shortest-path in unweighted graphs and "minimum steps," DFS for counting components, islands, and tree recursion.

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