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+class Solution {
+public:
+    bool isPalindrome(string s) {
+        
+        int start = 0;
+        int end = s.size() - 1;
+        
+        while(start < end)
+        {
+            while( !isalnum(s[start]) && start < end)
+                start++;
+            while(!isalnum(s[end]) && start < end)
+                end--;
+            if( toupper(s[start]) != toupper(s[end]) && start < end )
+                return false;
+            start++;
+            end--;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+};