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Given an array of integers arr and an integer k.

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A value arr[i] is said to be stronger than a value arr[j] if |arr[i] - m| > |arr[j] - m| where m is the median of the array.
\nIf |arr[i] - m| == |arr[j] - m|, then arr[i] is said to be stronger than arr[j] if arr[i] > arr[j].

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Return a list of the strongest k values in the array. return the answer in any arbitrary order.

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Median is the middle value in an ordered integer list. More formally, if the length of the list is n, the median is the element in position ((n - 1) / 2) in the sorted list (0-indexed).

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Example 1:

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\nInput: arr = [1,2,3,4,5], k = 2\nOutput: [5,1]\nExplanation: Median is 3, the elements of the array sorted by the strongest are [5,1,4,2,3]. The strongest 2 elements are [5, 1]. [1, 5] is also accepted answer.\nPlease note that although |5 - 3| == |1 - 3| but 5 is stronger than 1 because 5 > 1.\n
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Example 2:

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\nInput: arr = [1,1,3,5,5], k = 2\nOutput: [5,5]\nExplanation: Median is 3, the elements of the array sorted by the strongest are [5,5,1,1,3]. The strongest 2 elements are [5, 5].\n
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Example 3:

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\nInput: arr = [6,7,11,7,6,8], k = 5\nOutput: [11,8,6,6,7]\nExplanation: Median is 7, the elements of the array sorted by the strongest are [11,8,6,6,7,7].\nAny permutation of [11,8,6,6,7] is accepted.\n
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