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latest() is a function defined in Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder Class. It's job is very simple. This is how it is defined.
public function latest($column = 'created_at')
{
    return $this->orderBy($column, 'desc');
} 
So, It will just orderBy with the column you provide in descending order with the default column will be created_at.
Cleo