diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.10.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.10.____cpython.yaml
index 8f4c6eefc..55c58c9d2 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.10.____cpython.yaml
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.11.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.11.____cpython.yaml
index 89c0a84e1..68eaf084f 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.11.____cpython.yaml
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.12.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.12.____cpython.yaml
index 643859832..07e46a1da 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.12.____cpython.yaml
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml
index d26176eac..3da1966b1 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml
index 800eba7af..25dd35351 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implgenericnumpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml
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index 06494a4e0..a2e78e758 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implmklnumpy2.0python3.10.____cpython.yaml
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index d0c262005..07abde6ff 100644
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index e2d68bf00..f127aa99e 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implmklnumpy2.0python3.12.____cpython.yaml
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-- '17'
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implmklnumpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implmklnumpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml
index ba929b5d1..32e683fbb 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implmklnumpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implmklnumpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implmklnumpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml
index 8cf0ae236..6598a6c2d 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_blas_implmklnumpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.10.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.10.____cpython.yaml
index 492c47517..c3e86dd09 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.10.____cpython.yaml
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@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
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-- '12.3'
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-- '17'
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ cuda_compiler_version:
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-- '17'
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ liblapack:
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-- '17'
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.11.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.11.____cpython.yaml
index 204a41371..18f0a8f70 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.11.____cpython.yaml
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@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
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 - clang
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-- '17'
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-- '17'
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 - arm64-apple-darwin20.0.0
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.12.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.12.____cpython.yaml
index 4a02c84ce..053b6cad1 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.12.____cpython.yaml
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@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
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-- '17'
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml
index 2f5b5051b..df4808787 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2.0python3.9.____cpython.yaml
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@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
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diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml
index b33882f6f..f56cba66b 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_numpy2python3.13.____cp313.yaml
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index 071a9aff2..a13f0ae28 100644
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-        condition: or(contains(variables.log, '[skip azp]'), contains(variables.log, '[azp skip]'), contains(variables.log, '[skip ci]'), contains(variables.log, '[ci skip]'))
+        condition: and(eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'), or(contains(variables.log, '[skip azp]'), contains(variables.log, '[azp skip]'), contains(variables.log, '[skip ci]'), contains(variables.log, '[ci skip]')))
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