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  "textContent": "Also, \"lack of `;`\" would be an arbitrary-length lookahead and ambiguity; we don't rely on that either. The closing brace can be the end of the expression (match doesn't require a semicolon when used as a statement), and `*num_apples` could be the start of a new expression (dereferencing a pointer).",
  "title": "Q: Why do match expression need parenthesis for ops to the right but not left?"
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