Problem 2361. Find the longest match inside two strings

Given two strings, find the longest string which is contained within both strings.

e.g. the longest string that is contained in the words 'banana' and 'anagram' is 'ana'

If there is no match, return an empty string.

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38.29% Correct | 61.71% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Jul 18, 2025

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