fix(locator): do not explode locators #28248

Job	Run time
ubuntu-20.04 (chromium tip-of-tree)	15m 27s
ubuntu-22.04 (chromium - Node.js 18)	12m 42s
ubuntu-22.04 (firefox - Node.js 18)	24m 31s
Test Runner (ubuntu-latest, 18, 1, 2)	30m 34s
Test Runner (ubuntu-latest, 18, 2, 2)	6m 44s
Test Runner (windows-latest, 18, 1, 2)	40m 25s
Test Runner (windows-latest, 18, 2, 2)	9m 53s
Test Runner (macos-latest, 18, 1, 2)	20m 43s
ubuntu-22.04 (webkit - Node.js 18)	26m 12s
Test Runner (macos-latest, 18, 2, 2)	7m 25s
Web Components	1m 42s
ubuntu-22.04 (chromium - Node.js 20)	12m 7s
Test Runner (ubuntu-latest, 20, 1, 2)	28m 1s
ubuntu-22.04 (chromium - Node.js 22)	12m 29s
Test Runner (ubuntu-latest, 20, 2, 2)	5m 38s
Installation Test ubuntu-latest	12m 32s
Test Runner (ubuntu-latest, 22, 1, 2)	29m 6s
Installation Test macos-latest	10m 41s
VSCode Extension	29m 25s
Test Runner (ubuntu-latest, 22, 2, 2)	5m 35s
Installation Test windows-latest	20m 29s
	6h 2m 21s

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