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Support for top level await

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Description

## Bug Description

Top level await breaks hermes parser

```
await Promise.resolve()
```

## The Expected Behavior

Top level await is common in certain scenarios, it should be supported at the parser level

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the parser failure with `await Promise.resolve()` and trace the parser entry point that handles top-level statements. The issue is done when Hermes accepts this top-level await syntax without a parser error, with coverage for the example behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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