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What is the difference between component styling using :host, :host-context, and ::ng-deep?

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Styling declarations inside component css files
:host {
  display: block;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

:host-context(.active-theme) {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

::ng-deep .third-party-widget {
  color: red !important;
}
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