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// TypeScript Version: 4.1

/**
* Removes the first `n` grapheme clusters (i.e., user-perceived characters) of a string.
*
* @param str - input string
* @param n - number of grapheme clusters to remove
* @returns output string
*
* @example
* var out = removeFirst( 'last man standing', 1 );
* // returns 'ast man standing'
*
* @example
* var out = removeFirst( 'presidential election', 1 );
* // returns 'residential election'
*
* @example
* var out = removeFirst( 'JavaScript', 1 );
* // returns 'avaScript'
*
* @example
* var out = removeFirst( 'Hidden Treasures', 1 );
* // returns 'idden Treasures'
*
* @example
* var out = removeFirst( '🐶🐮🐷🐰🐸', 2 );
* // returns '🐷🐰🐸'
*
* @example
* var out = removeFirst( 'foo bar', 5 );
* // returns 'ar'
*/
declare function removeFirst( str: string, n: number ): string;


// EXPORTS //

export = removeFirst;
