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# Compare a list of strings

Short-circuiting:

```ruby
1..arr.end -> all{ arr[0] == arr[_] }   # all equal
1..arr.end -> all{ arr[_-1] < arr[_] }  # strictly ascending
```

Non short-circuiting:

```ruby
arr.uniq.len == 1      # all equal
arr == arr.uniq.sort   # strictly ascending
```