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* stronger GC tests

* better tests and skip failing tests

* break down into 3 sub-tests

* break down into 3 sub-tests

* refactor a bit

* more refactor

* fix

* last nit

* credits contrib and suggestions

* credits contrib and suggestions

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Co-authored-by: Yih-Dar <2521628+ydshieh@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: amyeroberts <22614925+amyeroberts@users.noreply.github.com>