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+introduction: |-
+    **_THIS REPOSITORY AND PACKAGE WILL BE DEPRECATED IN 2025. RELEVANT FUNCTIONALITIES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO [GOOGLEAPIS/GAXIOS](https://github.com/googleapis/gaxios)_**
+
+    Retry a request with built-in exponential backoff.