First:
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| 3 4 29 | 8 2567 567 | 5679 1 567 |
| *58 6 *15 | 1357 9 1357 | 2 4 *578 |
| 29 *58-1 7 | 125 256 4 | 5689 56 3 |
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| 1 3578 359 | 23579 23567 35678 | 4 23567 2567 |
| 459 2 3459 | 134579 34567 13567 | 1567 8 1567 |
| 458 3578 6 | 123457 23457 13578 | 157 2357 9 |
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| 7 *15 24 | 6 458 9 | 3 25 *18 |
| 24 35 8 | 3457 1 357 | 567 9 2567 |
| 6 9 135 | 357 3578 2 | 18 57 4 |
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r3c2=1->r2c3=5->r2c1=8->r2c9=7
and
r3c2=1->r7c2=5->r7c9=1
No 8's left in column 9, so r3c2 can't be a 1.
=> -1 r3c2; stte
PS
I've solved the second puzzle too, but not cleanly.
I used the same method to remove the 1 from r3c2 then did some minor clean up.
And Empty Rectangle on box 4 to eliminate 4 from r5c4.
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| 3 4 29 | 8 2567 567 | 569 1 567 |
| 8 6 1 | 57 9 3 | 2 4 57 |
| 29 5 7 | 1 26 4 | 8 69 3 |
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| 1 7 *39 | *59-2 356 8 | 4 2356 *256 |
| *459 2 349 | 579-4 34567 5679 | 567 8 1 |
| 45 8 6 | 2457 3457 1 | 57 235 9 |
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| 7 1 24 | 6 45 59 | 3 *259 8 |
| *24 3 8 | 4579 1 579 | 569 2569 256 |
| 6 9 5 | 3 8 2 | 1 7 4 |
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Then toggled the 9 in r5c1 to eliminate the 2 from r4c4.
(r5c1=9->r4c4=9, r5c1<>9->r4c4<>2)
Then stte.