Quickly GENERATE a String collection with a repeated value using linq

If someone were to tell you to generate a string collection with just one value, you would immediately create a loop and populate the string. With LINQ, this requirement becomes very simple using the ‘Repeat’ Generation operator as shown below:

C#

void Main()
{
      IEnumerable<string> someString =
            Enumerable.Repeat("I am repeated", 10);
            
            foreach (string s in someString)
    Console.WriteLine (s); 
}

VB.NET

Private Sub Main()
    Dim someString As IEnumerable(Of String) = _
        Enumerable.Repeat("I am repeated", 10)

    For Each s As String In someString
        Console.WriteLine(s)
    Next s
End Sub

OUTPUT

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