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Bigger is Greater

Lexicographical order is often known as alphabetical order when dealing with strings. A string is greater than another string if it comes later in a lexicographically sorted list. Given a word, create a new word by swapping some or all of its characters. This new word must meet two criteria: -It must be greater than the original word -It must be the smallest word that meets the first condition

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