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Google Docs Broken Ad Overlay Cannot Be Closed Without Shutting Down

An ad within Google Docs failed to close, trapping the user in an unusable state requiring a full browser or app shutdown. Third-party ad injection into document editing tools creates serious UX disruption. This is a browser extension conflict or ad network bug.

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