How do firstOrFail and sole handle soft deleted records in Laravel

`firstOrFail()`

- By default, `firstOrFail()` will not return soft deleted records[1][3].
- To include soft deleted records, you need to use the `withTrashed()` method before calling `firstOrFail()`[1][5]:

php
$user = User::withTrashed()->where('email', '
 <script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
 <!--
 var prefix = 'm&#97;&#105;lt&#111;:';
 var suffix = '';
 var attribs = '';
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 var addy3714 = '&#101;x&#97;mpl&#101;' + '&#64;';
 addy3714 = addy3714 + '&#101;m&#97;&#105;l' + '&#46;' + 'c&#111;m';
 document.write( '<a ' + path + '\'' + prefix + addy3714 + suffix + '\'' + attribs + '>' );
 document.write( addy3714 );
 document.write( '<\/a>' );
 //-->
 </script><script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
 <!--
 document.write( '<span style=\'display: none;\'>' );
 //-->
 </script>This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 <script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
 <!--
 document.write( '</' );
 document.write( 'span>' );
 //-->
 </script>')->firstOrFail();

- If no matching record is found, including soft deleted ones, `firstOrFail()` will throw a `ModelNotFoundException`[1][3].

`sole()`

- Similar to `firstOrFail()`, `sole()` will not return soft deleted records by default[1].
- To include soft deleted records, use `withTrashed()` before calling `sole()`[1][5]:

php
$user = User::withTrashed()->where('id', 1)->sole();

- If no matching record is found, `sole()` will throw a `ModelNotFoundException`[1].
- If multiple records are found, including soft deleted ones, `sole()` will throw a `MultipleRecordsFoundException`[1].

In summary, both methods exclude soft deleted records by default. To include them, use the `withTrashed()` method. If no records are found, either method will throw a `ModelNotFoundException`. Additionally, `sole()` will throw a `MultipleRecordsFoundException` if multiple records are found.