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It's very rare that holding alt while selecting text doesn't resolve this issue. Assuming you're on a computer. If you're not, good luck. Selecting text on phones and tables can be impossible in too many circumstances.
But I'm not actually looking to select the text when I do this, I'm just stimming and the extra visual noise is annoying.
I don't think I understand the issue then.
I'm complaining about pop-up widgets appearing when you select text, like the email icon here:
Edge is the absolute worst for this. Infuriating