Bold text in list items and <br/> tags inside table cells cause false positives #1157

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Environment

• macOS 26.6.2.
• Vale installed by mise.
• Vale version 3.19.0.

Describe the bug / provide steps to reproduce it

When upgrading from Vale 3.15.1 to 3.19.0, I notice a change in behaviour. Follow these steps to reproduce:

1. In a new directory, create this file structure:
   • styles/Test/Repetition.yml
   • styles/Test/Spacing.yml
   • .vale.ini
   • test.md
2. In styles/Test/Repetition.yml, put this content:

   extends: repetition
   message: '"%s" is repeated.'
   level: error
   alpha: true
   tokens:
     - '[^\s]+'

3. In styles/Test/Spacing.yml, put this content:

   extends: existence
   message: "No space at '%s'."
   level: error
   nonword: true
   tokens:
     - '[a-z][.?!,][A-Z]'

4. In .vale.ini, put this content:

   StylesPath = styles
   MinAlertLevel = suggestion
   
   [*.md]
   BasedOnStyles = Test
   

5. In test.md, put this content:

   # Test Markdown
   
   1. Click **Click here** to continue.
   
   | Column   | Description |
   |----------|--------------|
   | Example  | This is the first sentence.<br/><br/>This is the second sentence. |

6. Run vale test.md (using version 3.19.0). This is the result:

   test.md
   3:4   error  "Click" is repeated.  Test.Repetition 
   7:39  error  No space at 'e.T'.    Test.Spacing    
   
   ✖ 2 errors, 0 warnings and 0 suggestions in 1 file.

7. Run vale test.md (using version 3.15.1). This is the result:

   ✔ 0 errors, 0 warnings and 0 suggestions in 1 file.