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You are given a directed graph with n nodes, labeled from 0 to n-1. This graph is described by a 2D integer array graph, where graph[i] is an array of nodes adjacent to node i, indicating there is a directed edge from node i to each of the nodes in graph[i].

A node is called a terminal node if it has no outgoing edges. A node is considered safe if every path starting from that node leads to a terminal node (or another safe node).

Return an array of all safe nodes in ascending order.

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Example 1:

  • Input: graph = [[1,2],[2,3],[2],[],[5],[6],[]]
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  • Expected Output: [3,4,5,6]
  • Explanation:
    • Node 3 is a terminal node.
    • Node 4 leads to node 5, which is a safe node.
    • Node 5 leads to node 6, which is a terminal node.
    • Node 6 is a terminal node.

Example 2:

  • Input: graph = [[1,2],[2,3],[5],[0],[],[],[4]]
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  • Expected Output: [2,4,5,6]
  • Explanation:
    • Node 2 leads to node 5, which is a terminal node.
    • Node 4 is a terminal node.
    • Node 5 is a terminal node.
    • Node 6 leads to node 4, which is a terminal node.

Example 3:

  • Input: graph = [[1,2,3],[2,3],[3],[],[0,1,2]]
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  • Expected Output: [0,1,2,3,4]
  • Explanation:
    • Node 3 is a terminal node.
    • Node 2 leads to node 3, which is a terminal node.
    • Node 1 leads to node 2, which is a safe node, and node 3, which is a terminal node.
    • Similarly, all node leads to either a terminal or a safe node.

Constraints:

  • n == graph.length
  • 1 <= n <= 104
  • 0 <= graph[i].length <= n
  • 0 <= graph[i][j] <= n - 1
  • graph[i] is sorted in a strictly increasing order.
  • The graph may contain self-loops.
  • The number of edges in the graph will be in the range [1, 4 * 10<sup>4</sup>].

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