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+# https://leetcode.com/problems/maximum-difference-between-increasing-elements
+
+from typing import List
+
+class Solution:
+    def maximumDifference(self, nums: List[int]) -> int:
+        result = -1
+        curr_min = nums[0]
+        for i in range(1, len(nums)):
+            if nums[i] > curr_min:
+                result = max(result, nums[i] - curr_min)
+            curr_min = min(curr_min, nums[i])
+        return result
+