🛠️ Repo: Mocha's integration tests fail locally, and then tests won't run at all afterward

### Bug Report Checklist

- [x] I have read and agree to Mocha's [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) and [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [x] I have searched for [related issues](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues?q=is%3Aissue) and [issues with the `faq` label](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue%20label%3Afaq%20), but none matched my issue.
- [x] I have 'smoke tested' the code to be tested by running it outside the real test suite to get a better sense of whether the problem is in the code under test, my usage of Mocha, or Mocha itself.
- [ ] I want to provide a PR to resolve this

### Expected

Trying to run 'npm run test' locally in order to possibly create a PR to fix another issue:

  333 passing (2m)
  1 pending
  3 failing

...

And then all subsequent runs of the tests don't even start, even after an 'npm run clean'. For some reason nuking node_modules and starting over makes it work again.

### Actual

```plaintext
  333 passing (2m)
  1 pending
  3 failing

  1) esm
       should throw an ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND and not ERR_REQUIRE_ESM if file imports a non-existing module:
     
expected '\n Exception during run: Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/esm/type-module/test-that-imports-non-existing-module.fixture.js in a cycle. (from /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js)\n    at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)\n    at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)\n    at Module.replacementCompile (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:60:13)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1572:16)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:64:4)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1298:19)\n    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)\n    at exports.requireOrImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:10:8)\n    at async exports.loadFilesAsync (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:21:688)\n    at async singleRun (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run-helpers.js:55:25)\n    at async exports.handler (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run.js:19:457) {\n  code: \'ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE\'\n}\n'
to contain 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'


 Exception during run: Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/esm/type-module/test-that-imports-non-existing-module.fixture.js in a cycle. (from /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js)
    at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)
    at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)
    at Module.replacementCompile (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:60:13)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1572:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:64:4)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1298:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)
    at exports.requireOrImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:10:8)
    at async exports.loadFilesAsync (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:21:688)
    at async singleRun (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run-helpers.js:55:25)
    at async exports.handler (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run.js:19:457) {
  code: 'ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE'
}


  UnexpectedError: 
  expected '\n Exception during run: Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/esm/type-module/test-that-imports-non-existing-module.fixture.js in a cycle. (from /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js)\n    at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)\n    at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)\n    at Module.replacementCompile (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:60:13)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1572:16)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:64:4)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1298:19)\n    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)\n    at exports.requireOrImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:10:8)\n    at async exports.loadFilesAsync (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:21:688)\n    at async singleRun (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run-helpers.js:55:25)\n    at async exports.handler (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run.js:19:457) {\n  code: \'ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE\'\n}\n'
  to contain 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
  
  
   Exception during run: Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/esm/type-module/test-that-imports-non-existing-module.fixture.js in a cycle. (from /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js)
      at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)
      at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)
      at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)
      at Module.replacementCompile (node_modules/append-transform/index.js:60:13)
      at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1572:16)
      at Object.<anonymous> (node_modules/append-transform/index.js:64:4)
      at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)
      at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)
      at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1298:19)
      at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)
      at exports.requireOrImport (lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:10:8)
      at async exports.loadFilesAsync (lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:21:688)
      at async singleRun (lib/cli/run-helpers.js:55:25)
      at async exports.handler (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run.js:19:457) {
    code: 'ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE'
  }
  
  
      at Context.<anonymous> (test/integration/esm.spec.js:79:5)
      set UNEXPECTED_FULL_TRACE=true to see the full stack trace

  2) root hooks
       when mocha run in serial mode
         support ESM via .js extension w/o type=module
           should fail due to ambiguous file type
             with --no-experimental-detect-module:
     
expected Promise when fulfilled to contain output /SyntaxError: Unexpected token/
  expected
  {
    output: '\n✖ ERROR: Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js in a cycle.\n    at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)\n    at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)\n    at Module.replacementCompile (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:60:13)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1613:10)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:64:4)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)\n    at cjsLoader (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:298:15)\n    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:240:7)\n    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:263:25)\n    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:540:24)\n    at async formattedImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:2:577)\n    at async exports.requireOrImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:7:1135)\n    at async exports.handleRequires (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run-helpers.js:38:364)\n    at async /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run.js:18:41 {\n  code: \'ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE\'\n}\n',
    code: 1,
    args: [
      '/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/bin/mocha.js',
      '--require=/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js',
      '--no-experimental-detect-module',
      '--no-color',
      '--no-bail',
      '--no-parallel'
    ],
    command: '/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/bin/mocha.js --require=/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js --no-experimental-detect-module --no-color --no-bail --no-parallel'
  }
  to contain output /SyntaxError: Unexpected token/

  
  expected Promise when fulfilled to contain output /SyntaxError: Unexpected token/
    expected
    {
      output: '\n✖ ERROR: Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js in a cycle.\n    at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)\n    at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)\n    at Module.replacementCompile (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:60:13)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1613:10)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:64:4)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)\n    at cjsLoader (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:298:15)\n    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:240:7)\n    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:263:25)\n    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:540:24)\n    at async formattedImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:2:577)\n    at async exports.requireOrImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:7:1135)\n    at async exports.handleRequires (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run-helpers.js:38:364)\n    at async /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run.js:18:41 {\n  code: \'ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE\'\n}\n',
      code: 1,
      args: [
        '--require=/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js',
        '--no-experimental-detect-module',
        '--no-color',
        '--no-bail',
        '--no-parallel'
      ],
    }
    to contain output /SyntaxError: Unexpected token/
      at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
  From previous event:
      at Context.<anonymous> (test/integration/plugins/root-hooks.spec.js:146:18)
      at callFn (lib/runnable.js:112:584)
      at Runnable.run (lib/runnable.js:112:57)
      at Runner.runTest (lib/runner.js:220:1054)
      at /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/runner.js:248:654
      at next (lib/runner.js:197:422)
      at /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/runner.js:197:809
      at next (lib/runner.js:185:579)
      at Immediate.<anonymous> (lib/runner.js:189:1253)
      at process.processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21)
      set UNEXPECTED_FULL_TRACE=true to see the full stack trace

  3) root hooks
       when mocha run in serial mode
         support ESM via .js extension w/o type=module
           should fail due to ambiguous file type
             with --experimental-detect-module:
     
expected Promise when fulfilled to contain output /SyntaxError: Unexpected token/
  expected
  {
    output: '\n✖ ERROR: Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js in a cycle.\n    at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)\n    at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)\n    at Module.replacementCompile (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:60:13)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1613:10)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:64:4)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)\n    at cjsLoader (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:298:15)\n    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:240:7)\n    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:263:25)\n    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:540:24)\n    at async formattedImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:2:577)\n    at async exports.requireOrImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:7:1135)\n    at async exports.handleRequires (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run-helpers.js:38:364)\n    at async /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run.js:18:41 {\n  code: \'ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE\'\n}\n',
    code: 1,
    args: [
      '/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/bin/mocha.js',
      '--require=/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js',
      '--experimental-detect-module',
      '--no-color',
      '--no-bail',
      '--no-parallel'
    ],
    command: '/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/bin/mocha.js --require=/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js --experimental-detect-module --no-color --no-bail --no-parallel'
  }
  to contain output /SyntaxError: Unexpected token/

  
  expected Promise when fulfilled to contain output /SyntaxError: Unexpected token/
    expected
    {
      output: '\n✖ ERROR: Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js in a cycle.\n    at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)\n    at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)\n    at Module.replacementCompile (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:60:13)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1613:10)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/node_modules/append-transform/index.js:64:4)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)\n    at cjsLoader (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:298:15)\n    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:240:7)\n    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:263:25)\n    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:540:24)\n    at async formattedImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:2:577)\n    at async exports.requireOrImport (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/nodejs/esm-utils.js:7:1135)\n    at async exports.handleRequires (/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run-helpers.js:38:364)\n    at async /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/cli/run.js:18:41 {\n  code: \'ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE\'\n}\n',
      code: 1,
      args: [
        '--require=/Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/test/integration/fixtures/plugins/root-hooks/root-hook-defs-esm-broken.fixture.js',
        '--experimental-detect-module',
        '--no-color',
        '--no-bail',
        '--no-parallel'
      ],
    }
    to contain output /SyntaxError: Unexpected token/
      at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
  From previous event:
      at Context.<anonymous> (test/integration/plugins/root-hooks.spec.js:166:18)
      at callFn (lib/runnable.js:112:584)
      at Runnable.run (lib/runnable.js:112:57)
      at Runner.runTest (lib/runner.js:220:1054)
      at /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/runner.js:248:654
      at next (lib/runner.js:197:422)
      at /Users/jasonmarshall/Projects/cobbler/mocha/lib/runner.js:197:809
      at next (lib/runner.js:185:579)
      at Immediate.<anonymous> (lib/runner.js:189:1253)
      at process.processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21)
      set UNEXPECTED_FULL_TRACE=true to see the full stack trace



ERROR: "test-node:integration" exited with 3.
ERROR: "test-node" exited with 1.


npm run test

> mocha@11.6.0 test
> run-s lint test-node test-browser


> mocha@11.6.0 lint
> run-p lint:*


> mocha@11.6.0 lint:installed-check
> installed-check --engine-check


> mocha@11.6.0 lint:markdown
> markdownlint "*.md" "docs/**/*.md" ".github/*.md" "lib/**/*.md" "test/**/*.md" "example/**/*.md" -i CHANGELOG.md


> mocha@11.6.0 lint:code
> eslint . "bin/*" --max-warnings 0


> mocha@11.6.0 lint:knip
> knip --cache

Unused files (1)
lib/nodejs/worker.js
Configuration issues (1)
Unused item in ignoreDependencies: prettier
ERROR: "lint:knip" exited with 1.
ERROR: "lint" exited with 1.
```

### Minimal, Reproducible Example

Clone the repo and run 'npm i' locally.

If there's something else I'm supposed to be doing, it's not in the developer documents.

### Versions

11.6.0 

v20.19.0, but also fails on 22


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