[Bug] `PublicApiContractTest` fails to output public API information for some assemblies
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Description
**Describe the bug**
[PublicApiContractTest.cs](https://github.com/dotnet/docfx/blob/main/test/docfx.Tests/PublicApiContractTest.cs) generate [Api.verified.cs](https://github.com/dotnet/docfx/blob/main/test/docfx.Tests/Api.verified.cs) file that describe public API metadata.
But it seems some assembly's public APIs information are not exposed.
**List of assemblies that is not outputted API metadata`**
- Docfx.Build.RestApi
- Docfx.Build.TagLevelRestApi
- Docfx.Build.UniversalReference
- Docfx.DataContracts.RestApi
- Docfx.DataContracts.UniversalReference
- Docfx.DataContracts.OperationLevelRestApi
It seems assembly reference is removed when type is not actually used inside dlls.
So It's required to load these assemblies manually before calling `GetReferencedAssemblies`.
**Expected behavior**
All public API contracts are outputted
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