Keep the newest rows

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`ORDER BY ... DESC` sorts newest first and `LIMIT` keeps only the top rows, which is how every dashboard shows recent activity.

Task: Keep the newest rows. Which rows come back?

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SELECT name, joined
FROM students
ORDER BY joined DESC
LIMIT 3;

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SELECT name, joined
FROM students
ORDER BY joined DESC
LIMIT 3;

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