Longest Word in Dictionary through Deleting
<p>Given a string <code>s</code> and a string array <code>dictionary</code>, return <em>the longest string in the dictionary that can be formed by deleting some of the given string characters</em>. If there is more than one possible result, return the longest word with the smallest lexicographical order. If there is no possible result, return the empty string.</p>

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<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;abpcplea&quot;, dictionary = [&quot;ale&quot;,&quot;apple&quot;,&quot;monkey&quot;,&quot;plea&quot;]
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;apple&quot;
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;abpcplea&quot;, dictionary = [&quot;a&quot;,&quot;b&quot;,&quot;c&quot;]
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;a&quot;
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= s.length &lt;= 1000</code></li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= dictionary.length &lt;= 1000</code></li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= dictionary[i].length &lt;= 1000</code></li>
	<li><code>s</code> and <code>dictionary[i]</code> consist of lowercase English letters.</li>
</ul>
Array; Two Pointers; String; Sorting
class Solution:
    def findLongestWord(self, s: str, dictionary: List[str]) -> str:
        def check(s: str, t: str) -> bool:
            m, n = len(s), len(t)
            i = j = 0
            while i < m and j < n:
                if s[i] == t[j]:
                    i += 1
                j += 1
            return i == m

        ans = ""
        for t in dictionary:
            if check(t, s) and (len(ans) < len(t) or (len(ans) == len(t) and ans > t)):
                ans = t
        return ans
