bug(mat-chip-grid): mat-chip-grid marks FormControl as dirty on blur without actual value changes
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
_No response_
### Description
When using mat-chip-grid bound to a FormControl, the control is marked as dirty when the user focuses on the input field and then blurs away, even when no chips are added or removed and the value remains unchanged.
### Reproduction
StackBlitz link: [https://stackblitz.com/edit/2za91ztq?file=src%2Fexample%2Fchips-form-control-example.html](https://stackblitz.com/edit/2za91ztq?file=src%2Fexample%2Fchips-form-control-example.html)
Steps to reproduce:
1. Click into the input field
2. Click away (blur) without typing anything or adding any chips
3. Check the FormControl's dirty state - it will be true even though no value changes occurred
### Expected Behavior
The FormControl should only become dirty when the actual value changes (chips added/removed), not merely from focus/blur interaction.
### Actual Behavior
The FormControl becomes dirty after focus/blur interaction even when no chips are added or removed and the value remains unchanged.
### Environment
- Angular: 20.1.0
- CDK/Material: 20.1.0
- Browser(s): Chrome
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): Mac
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by running the linked StackBlitz reproduction, especially src/example/chips-form-control-example.html, and confirm the FormControl becomes dirty after focus and blur without a value change. Trace mat-chip-grid's blur and value-change handling, then verify that dirty state changes only when chips are added or removed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100