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<?php $array = array('Jay', 'Jay', 'Jay', 'Spiders', 'Dogs', 'Cats', 'John', 'John', 'John', 'Dogs', 'Cows', 'Snakes'); $new = array( array_shift( $array)); foreach( $array as $el) { if( !($new[count($new) - 1] === $el)) { $new[] = $el; } } print_r( $new);

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