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

  /**
   * Returns a capacity that is sufficient to keep the map from being resized as long as it grows no
   * larger than expectedSize and the load factor is ≥ its default (0.75).
   */
  static int capacity(int expectedSize) {
    if (expectedSize < 3) {
      checkNonnegative(expectedSize, "expectedSize");