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automatic

adjective as in done or made by machine

adjective as in occurring as natural consequence

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Ben Austin, 17, was training in cricket nets in Ferntree Gully on Tuesday when he was struck in the head or neck by a ball from an automatic bowling machine.

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The RSF fighter then shot the captive several times using an automatic rifle.

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Some new cars also have automatic headlamp dipping, which lowers the lights when an oncoming vehicle is detected.

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Motorists have seen a quiet shift in how they drive in recent years - with one in three cars on UK roads now an automatic.

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The Yorkshire club was placed into administration on Friday and handed an automatic 12-point deduction by the EFL, leaving them bottom of the second tier on minus six points.

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