Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into xls-num-symlinks

Author: mvadari

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+## High Level Overview of Change
+
+<!--
+Please include a summary of the changes.
+If too broad, please consider splitting into multiple PRs.
+-->
+
+### Context of Change
+
+<!--
+Please include the context of the change.
+If proposing a new XLS, link the associated GitHub Discussion.
+If updating an existing XLS, explain why the change is needed.
+If a bug fix or process improvement, describe the issue being addressed.
+-->
+
+### Type of Change
+
+<!--
+Please check [x] relevant options, delete irrelevant ones.
+-->
+
+- [ ] New XLS Draft
+- [ ] XLS Update (changes to an existing XLS)
+- [ ] XLS Status Change (e.g., Draft → Final, Draft → Stagnant)
+- [ ] Process/Meta (changes to CONTRIBUTING.md, XLS-1, templates, etc.)
+- [ ] Infrastructure (CI, workflows, scripts, website)
+- [ ] Documentation (README updates, typo fixes)
+
+<!--
+## Future Tasks
+For follow-up work related to this PR.
+-->