# Design a user profiles table

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Domain: Data Modeling · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Design a user profiles table. Users have standard fields plus flexible preferences (theme, language, notifications) that vary per user, and an ordered list of interest tags like 'cooking' or 'travel'.

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