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	Guide to NoSQL with Azure Cosmos DB by Daron Yondem (Goodreads Author), Gaston C. Hillar (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I’ve been building retrieval systems for a while now. First it was keyword search. Then vector embeddings. Then hybrid. And now I keep hearing “agentic search” thrown around like it’s just another buzzword on top of the pile.

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Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit

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