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String interpolation inserts variables directly into sentences without concatenation

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Instead of politely adding text strings together, interpolation rips a hole in a sentence and surgically implants a variable inside it. It allows developers to create dynamic sentences without doing exhausting basic addition.

String interpolation inserts variables directly into sentences without concatenation
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