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multi max (Str *@candidates) { 
    reduce {$^a gt $^b ?? $^a :: $^b} @candidates;
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multi max (Num *@candidates) { 
    reduce {$^a > $^b ?? $^a :: $^b} @candidates;
}

sub max (*@args) { 
    if want~~Str { reduce {$^a gt $^b ?? $^a :: $^b} @args }
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$biggest_num = +max @values;  # Num context, so use >
$biggest_num =  max @values;  # scalar context, default to >

# Let call context decide...
multi max (*@args) { 
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$biggest_mag    =  max {abs $^a <=> abs $^b}  @values;
$biggest_lookup =  max {%hash{$^a} cmp %hash{$^b}  @values;