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How would you handle intermittent failures in a CI/CD pipeline?

To handle intermittent failures in a CI/CD pipeline, I would first analyze logs and identify patterns to determine if failures are environment-specific, timing-related, or data-dependent. I would isolate flaky tests and stabilize them by improving assertions or mocking dependencies. Ensuring consistent environments using containers and tools like Docker helps reduce variability. I would also implement retry mechanisms cautiously and monitor pipeline metrics. Finally, I would enforce better test reliability, parallel execution control, and continuous monitoring to prevent recurring issues and maintain pipeline stability.

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