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     * * **Unreachable IP addresses.** If the URL's host has multiple IP addresses,
     *   failure to reach any individual IP address doesn't fail the overall request. This can
     *   increase availability of multi-homed services.
     *
     * * **Stale pooled connections.** The [ConnectionPool] reuses sockets
     *   to decrease request latency, but these connections will occasionally time out.
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