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Sandwich Attack

A specific type of MEV exploit where an attacker places one transaction immediately before (front-run) and one immediately after (back-run) a victim's trade, profiting from the price movement caused by the victim's swap. Sandwich attacks are common on decentralized exchanges and can cost victims significant slippage beyond their expected trade price.

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