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sortBy with { desc: true } still returns ascending order

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Description

import { sortBy } from "./src/sortBy";
console.log(sortBy([{ n: 1 }, { n: 3 }, { n: 2 }], "n", { desc: true }));
// got:      [ { n: 1 }, { n: 2 }, { n: 3 } ]
// expected: [ { n: 3 }, { n: 2 }, { n: 1 } ]

The desc option seems to be ignored completely.

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Start in src/sortBy and reproduce the issue with the TypeScript example from the report. Trace how the desc option is handled during sorting, then verify that the example returns [{ n: 3 }, { n: 2 }, { n: 1 }] when desc is true.

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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