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def count_occurrences(phrase: str, letter: str) -> int:
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The function is missing the required docstring. Task descriptions often include specific docstrings that need to be added to explain the function's purpose, parameters, and what it returns.

# write your code here
pass
result = 0
for letters in phrase:
if letters.lower() == letter.lower():
result += 1
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While this loop correctly implements the logic, the task guidelines recommend avoiding loops. Have you considered using Python's built-in string methods? For example, you could convert both the phrase and letter to the same case and then use the .count() method.


return result