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Next Smaller Element

Given an array of integers, write a program to find the next smaller element for each element in the array. If there is no smaller element on the right side, return -1 for that element. Input format: - The first line contains an integer n (1 <= n <= 10000), the number of elements. - The second line contains n integers (0 <= arr[i] <= 10^5), the elements of the array. Output format: - A single line with n integers representing the next smaller element for each element. Example: Input: 5 4 5 2 10 8 Output: 2 2 -1 8 -1

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