chore: update dependencies (oct 2025)

[dkoo]

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Changes proposed in this Pull Request:

See Automattic/newspack-scripts#219.

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[chickenn00dle]

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• Run npm run semantic-release --dry-run and confirm there's successful output
• Smoke test both WP admin and front-end functionality—there should be no significant changes

[github-actions]

Hey @dkoo, good job getting this PR merged! 🎉

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[matticbot]

🎉 This PR is included in version 4.18.0-alpha.1 🎉

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[matticbot]

🎉 This PR is included in version 4.18.0 🎉

The release is available on:

• npm package (@latest dist-tag)
• GitHub release

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