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diff --git a/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/README.md b/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/README.md
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+# Strings
+
+Rust has two string types, a string slice (`&str`) and an owned string (`String`).
+We're not going to dictate when you should use which one, but we'll show you how
+to identify and create them, as well as use them.
+
+## Further information
+
+- [Strings](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch08-02-strings.html)
diff --git a/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/strings1.rs b/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/strings1.rs
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+// TODO: Fix the compiler error without changing the function signature.
+fn current_favorite_color() -> String {
+    "blue"
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let answer = current_favorite_color();
+    println!("My current favorite color is {answer}");
+}
diff --git a/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/strings2.rs b/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/strings2.rs
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+// TODO: Fix the compiler error in the `main` function without changing this function.
+fn is_a_color_word(attempt: &str) -> bool {
+    attempt == "green" || attempt == "blue" || attempt == "red"
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let word = String::from("green"); // Don't change this line.
+
+    if is_a_color_word(word) {
+        println!("That is a color word I know!");
+    } else {
+        println!("That is not a color word I know.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/strings3.rs b/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/strings3.rs
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+fn trim_me(input: &str) -> &str {
+    // TODO: Remove whitespace from both ends of a string.
+}
+
+fn compose_me(input: &str) -> String {
+    // TODO: Add " world!" to the string! There are multiple ways to do this.
+}
+
+fn replace_me(input: &str) -> String {
+    // TODO: Replace "cars" in the string with "balloons".
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // You can optionally experiment here.
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trim_a_string() {
+        assert_eq!(trim_me("Hello!     "), "Hello!");
+        assert_eq!(trim_me("  What's up!"), "What's up!");
+        assert_eq!(trim_me("   Hola!  "), "Hola!");
+        assert_eq!(trim_me("Hi!"), "Hi!");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compose_a_string() {
+        assert_eq!(compose_me("Hello"), "Hello world!");
+        assert_eq!(compose_me("Goodbye"), "Goodbye world!");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn replace_a_string() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            replace_me("I think cars are cool"),
+            "I think balloons are cool",
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            replace_me("I love to look at cars"),
+            "I love to look at balloons",
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/strings4.rs b/rustlings/exercises/09_strings/strings4.rs
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+// Calls of this function should be replaced with calls of `string_slice` or `string`.
+fn placeholder() {}
+
+fn string_slice(arg: &str) {
+    println!("{arg}");
+}
+
+fn string(arg: String) {
+    println!("{arg}");
+}
+
+// TODO: Here are a bunch of values - some are `String`, some are `&str`.
+// Your task is to replace `placeholder(…)` with either `string_slice(…)`
+// or `string(…)` depending on what you think each value is.
+fn main() {
+    placeholder("blue");
+
+    placeholder("red".to_string());
+
+    placeholder(String::from("hi"));
+
+    placeholder("rust is fun!".to_owned());
+
+    placeholder("nice weather".into());
+
+    placeholder(format!("Interpolation {}", "Station"));
+
+    // WARNING: This is byte indexing, not character indexing.
+    // Character indexing can be done using `s.chars().nth(INDEX)`.
+    placeholder(&String::from("abc")[0..1]);
+
+    placeholder("  hello there ".trim());
+
+    placeholder("Happy Monday!".replace("Mon", "Tues"));
+
+    placeholder("mY sHiFt KeY iS sTiCkY".to_lowercase());
+}