To factory reset a Google Pixel 4a, press Power and Volume Down during the boot up, which gets you to the menu. Then pick the Recovery mode, which gives you the ⚠️ Android "No Command" screen. If you hit power and Volume Up you get the screen that lets you Factory Reset the device.
Be sure to remove any Google accounts before you start, or the Factory Reset Protection (FRP) kicks in and makes you sign in to whatever accounts used to be on the device before you can go in and set it up again.
(Because Google would rather Brick a device than let it be re-used. Google used to be kewl. 😞 )
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