diff --git a/Doc/library/argparse.rst b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
index 418f514995df3a9..9655db4f301a319 100644
--- a/Doc/library/argparse.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
@@ -638,6 +638,11 @@ by setting ``color`` to ``False``::
    ...                     help='an integer for the accumulator')
    >>> parser.parse_args(['--help'])
 
+Note that when ``color=True``, colored output depends on both environment
+variables and terminal capabilities.  However, if ``color=False``, colored
+output is always disabled, even if environment variables like ``FORCE_COLOR``
+are set.
+
 .. versionadded:: 3.14
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/annotationlib.py b/Lib/annotationlib.py
index 81886a0467d0018..16dbb128bc9293e 100644
--- a/Lib/annotationlib.py
+++ b/Lib/annotationlib.py
@@ -187,8 +187,11 @@ def evaluate(
             except Exception:
                 if not is_forwardref_format:
                     raise
+
+            # All variables, in scoping order, should be checked before
+            # triggering __missing__ to create a _Stringifier.
             new_locals = _StringifierDict(
-                {**builtins.__dict__, **locals},
+                {**builtins.__dict__, **globals, **locals},
                 globals=globals,
                 owner=owner,
                 is_class=self.__forward_is_class__,
diff --git a/Lib/mailbox.py b/Lib/mailbox.py
index b00d9e8634c7853..4a44642765cc9a4 100644
--- a/Lib/mailbox.py
+++ b/Lib/mailbox.py
@@ -2090,8 +2090,6 @@ def closed(self):
             return False
         return self._file.closed
 
-    __class_getitem__ = classmethod(GenericAlias)
-
 
 class _PartialFile(_ProxyFile):
     """A read-only wrapper of part of a file."""
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_annotationlib.py b/Lib/test/test_annotationlib.py
index 8da4ff096e7593b..7b08f58bfb8ba21 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_annotationlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_annotationlib.py
@@ -1877,6 +1877,32 @@ def test_name_lookup_without_eval(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(exc.exception.name, "doesntexist")
 
+    def test_evaluate_undefined_generic(self):
+        # Test the codepath where have to eval() with undefined variables.
+        class C:
+            x: alias[int, undef]
+
+        generic = get_annotations(C, format=Format.FORWARDREF)["x"].evaluate(
+            format=Format.FORWARDREF,
+            globals={"alias": dict}
+        )
+        self.assertNotIsInstance(generic, ForwardRef)
+        self.assertIs(generic.__origin__, dict)
+        self.assertEqual(len(generic.__args__), 2)
+        self.assertIs(generic.__args__[0], int)
+        self.assertIsInstance(generic.__args__[1], ForwardRef)
+
+        generic = get_annotations(C, format=Format.FORWARDREF)["x"].evaluate(
+            format=Format.FORWARDREF,
+            globals={"alias": Union},
+            locals={"alias": dict}
+        )
+        self.assertNotIsInstance(generic, ForwardRef)
+        self.assertIs(generic.__origin__, dict)
+        self.assertEqual(len(generic.__args__), 2)
+        self.assertIs(generic.__args__[0], int)
+        self.assertIsInstance(generic.__args__[1], ForwardRef)
+
     def test_fwdref_invalid_syntax(self):
         fr = ForwardRef("if")
         with self.assertRaises(SyntaxError):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_genericalias.py b/Lib/test/test_genericalias.py
index 4e08adaca05cdd4..9df9296e26ad5c9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_genericalias.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_genericalias.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from functools import partial, partialmethod, cached_property
 from graphlib import TopologicalSorter
 from logging import LoggerAdapter, StreamHandler
-from mailbox import Mailbox, _PartialFile
+from mailbox import Mailbox
 try:
     import ctypes
 except ImportError:
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class BaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
                      Iterable, Iterator,
                      Reversible,
                      Container, Collection,
-                     Mailbox, _PartialFile,
+                     Mailbox,
                      ContextVar, Token,
                      Field,
                      Set, MutableSet,
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-03-18-26-07.gh-issue-138425.cVE9Ho.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-03-18-26-07.gh-issue-138425.cVE9Ho.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..328e5988cb0b511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-03-18-26-07.gh-issue-138425.cVE9Ho.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix partial evaluation of :class:`annotationlib.ForwardRef` objects which rely
+on names defined as globals.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-10-31-16-25-13.gh-issue-140808.XBiQ4j.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-10-31-16-25-13.gh-issue-140808.XBiQ4j.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..090f39c6e25fdfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-10-31-16-25-13.gh-issue-140808.XBiQ4j.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The internal class ``mailbox._ProxyFile`` is no longer a parameterized generic.