Index: src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
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--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php	(revision 38210)
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php	(working copy)
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@
 				$cache = array_map( 'get_term', $cache );
 			}
 
-			return $cache;
+			$this->terms = $cache;
+			return $this->terms;
 		}
 
 		if ( 'count' == $_fields ) {