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+# trim leading/left side whitespace
+(string/triml "  foo ") # -> "foo "
+
+# default whitespace includes " \t\r\n\v\f"
+(string/triml "\t bar\n\r\f") # -> "bar\n\r\f"
+
+# provide custom set of characters to triml
+(string/triml "_.foo_bar. \n" " ._\n") # -> "foo_bar. \n"
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