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    // Example of using WP_Query for optimized database queries
    $args = array(
      'post_type' => 'post',
      'posts_per_page' => 10,
      'no_found_rows' => true, // Avoids counting total rows for pagination
      'update_post_meta_cache' => false, // Reduces meta data queries
      'update_post_term_cache' => false, // Reduces taxonomy queries
    );
    $query = new WP_Query( $args );
    if ( $query->have_posts() ) {
      while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
        $query->the_post();
        // Output post data
      }
      wp_reset_postdata();
    }
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