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TypeScript Quiz Practice
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Question 1 of 1
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TypeScript
Why is unknown recommended over any for genuinely untrusted data, like a parsed API response?
A
unknown is simply a stylistic preference with no real difference
B
unknown forces explicit narrowing/verification before any operation is allowed, while any disables checking entirely — for untrusted data, that forced verification is real protection
C
any is always faster at runtime
D
unknown cannot hold object values
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