using System;

using System.Linq;

using System.Collections.Generic;

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namespace LinqFindVsWhere

{

    class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            List<string> list = new List<string>();

            list.AddRange(new string[]

            {

                "item1",

                "item2",

                "item3",

                "item4"

            });

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            string item2 = list.Find(x => x == "itfaefsem2");

            Console.WriteLine(item2 == null ? "not found" : "found");

            string item3 = list.Where(x => x == "item3").FirstOrDefault();

            Console.WriteLine(item3 == null ? "not found" : "found");

        }

    }

}