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How does ARC lead to retain cycles?
Updated May 6, 2026
Short answer
Retain cycles occur when two objects strongly reference each other.
Deep explanation
ARC cannot deallocate objects involved in circular strong references. Common cases include closures capturing self and delegate relationships without weak references.
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