From 914a84d98971e87ed7361b0b8d6661686424edd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Ramin B." <i8ramin@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:38:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] test: throwaway commit to verify stale-branch protection

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+# Protection check
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+Throwaway PR to verify strict branch protection blocks a stale branch. Do not merge.