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automatic

[aw-tuh-mat-ik] / ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk /




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As for kicking, Cameron Dicker is typically automatic on extra points, but he missed one after linebacker Junior Colson scored on an interception return in the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

In fact, it says, 83% of 529 plan users make automatic contributions.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

The teen experience includes automatic safety settings to discourage emotional dependence and prompt users to take a break every 90 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

If backed by Holyrood, the most controversial changes would result in the automatic early release of long-term prisoners serving four years or more.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Liyana’s parents did not believe everyone was an automatic sinner when they were born.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

While manual transmissions were once common enough to be called “standard,” in recent decades, they’ve lost some of their cost advantage over automatics, noted Bill Stokes, a product planner for Subaru.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

In 2012/13, 23.2% of learners taking tests in automatics were men.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

However, the delay doesn’t change the outcome: The CFP will shift the access format from six automatic qualifiers and six at-large bids to five automatics and seven at-larges.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2024

That’s despite the fact that automatics left manuals in their dust years ago.

From New York Times Oct. 1, 2021

In the automatics, they had weapons the like of which were unknown to the Inca’s people.

From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Gerald Breckenridge




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