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object spread in JavaScript

JavaScriptObjectsspread and Object.assignbeginner

What this snippet does

Spread copies top-level properties — later keys override earlier ones, but nested objects are still shared by reference.

Expected output

{ x: 1, y: 2 }
{ x: 99, y: 2, z: 3 }
{ x: 1, y: 20, w: 4 }

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