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What is the difference between UNION and UNION ALL?
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Both combine result sets with matching columns. UNION removes duplicate rows (extra sort/dedup cost); UNION ALL keeps all rows including duplicates and is faster. Use UNION ALL unless you specifically need distinct rows.
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