return new LinkedHashMap<>(capacity(expectedSize));
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new empty {@link ConcurrentHashMap} instance.
   *
   * @since 3.0
   */
  public static <K, V> ConcurrentMap<K, V> newConcurrentMap() {
    return new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
  }

  /**
   * Creates a <i>mutable</i>, empty {@code TreeMap} instance using the natural ordering of its
   * elements.
   *