The following code fails unless the commented line is enabled:
#include <julia.h>
JULIA_DEFINE_FAST_TLS
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    jl_init();
    jl_value_t *dot = jl_get_global(jl_main_module, jl_symbol("dot"));
    assert(dot == NULL);
    jl_eval_string("using LinearAlgebra");
    
    // jl_current_task->world_age = jl_get_world_counter();
    dot = jl_get_global(jl_main_module, jl_symbol("dot"));
    assert(dot != NULL);
    jl_atexit_hook(0);
    return 0;
} 
My understanding is that this fails because jl_eval_string calls jl_toplevel_eval_in, which reverts the update to the world age. jl_calling include has similar issues.