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Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses
Given a string s of '(' , ')' and lowercase English characters.
Given a string s of '(' , ')' and lowercase English characters.
Your task is to remove the minimum number of parentheses ( '(' or ')', in any positions ) so that the resulting parentheses string is valid and return any valid string.
Formally, a parentheses string is valid if and only if:
Example 1
Input: s = "lee(t(c)o)de)"
Output: "lee(t(c)o)de"
Explanation: "lee(t(co)de)" , "lee(t(c)ode)" would also be accepted.
Example 2
Input: s = "a)b(c)d"
Output: "ab(c)d"
Example 3
Input: s = "))(("
Output: ""
Explanation: An empty string is also valid.
Constraints
- 1 <= s.length <= 10^5
- s[i] is either '(' , ')', or lowercase English letter.
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