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data = [{"Brian", 42}, {"Alan", 30}, {"Brian", 32}]
# unstable
data.sort_by &.[0] # => [{"Brian", 42}, {"Alan", 30}, {"Brian", 32}]
# stable
data.map_with_index { |d,i| {d,i} }.sort_by { |di| {di[0][0], di[1]} }.map { |di| di[0] } # => [{"Alan", 30}, {"Brian", 42}, {"Brian", 32}]
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