How in the name of Zeus' butthole do I prevent the tap from passing through to the "Flight of the Navigator" button behind?

Code follows.

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Code for the button from the prior toot.

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@caseyliss shooting from the hip here, but does it make a difference if you use the new Button(role: .close)? I know, 26-only, but would still be an interesting test. https://nilcoalescing.com/blog/AddACloseButtonToSwiftUIModalsOnIOS26/
Add a Close button to SwiftUI modals on iOS 26

In iOS 26, SwiftUI introduces a new close button role for dismissing informational views, automatically showing a standard close icon without needing a custom label.

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