diff --git a/java/typeMigration/testData/intentions/threadLocal/afterCycle.java b/java/typeMigration/testData/intentions/threadLocal/afterCycle.java
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index 000000000000..b2d5d06814ba
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+++ b/java/typeMigration/testData/intentions/threadLocal/afterCycle.java
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+// "Convert to ThreadLocal" "true"
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+class Foo {
+    private final ThreadLocal<char[]> lookahead = ThreadLocal.withInitial(() -> new char[0]);
+
+  { lookahead.set(Arrays.copyOf(lookahead.get(), 42));}
+}
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diff --git a/java/typeMigration/testData/intentions/threadLocal/beforeCycle.java b/java/typeMigration/testData/intentions/threadLocal/beforeCycle.java
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+++ b/java/typeMigration/testData/intentions/threadLocal/beforeCycle.java
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+// "Convert to ThreadLocal" "true"
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+class Foo {
+  private char[] loo<caret>kahead = new char[0];
+
+  { lookahead = Arrays.copyOf(lookahead, 42);}
+}
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