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[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

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During the epidemic prevention period, all schools in the city strictly implement the control requirements for measuring body temperature before entering the campus. A certain school has three temperature measurement channels, $A$, $B$, and $C$. One morning, two students, Xiao Ming and Xiao Li, will randomly pass through the temperature measurement channels to enter the campus.
$(1)$ The probability that Xiao Ming passes through channel $A$ is ______;
$(2)$ Using a tree diagram or list method, find the probability that Xiao Ming and Xiao Li pass through the same temperature measurement channel.

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