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+// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import * as assert from "node:assert";
+
+Deno.test("[node/assert] .throws() compares Error instance", () => {
+  assert.throws(
+    () => {
+      throw new Error("FAIL");
+    },
+    Error,
+  );
+
+  assert.throws(
+    () => {
+      throw new TypeError("FAIL");
+    },
+    TypeError,
+  );
+});