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## sanitize() function

Sanitize characters from a given string.

**Signature:**

```typescript
sanitize: (str: string) => string
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  str | string | The string to remove unwanted characters. |

**Returns:**

string

The string without the unwanted characters.