automatic
Example Sentences
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Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 81, Bishop Alemany 48: The Knights claimed second place in the Mission League and an automatic spot for the Southern Section playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times
The garage’s automatic lights click on as we approach, and as soon as they do, Mom starts walking twice as fast, almost like she’s running.
From Literature
“When people find themselves in a dangerous situation, they often do one of those. It’s automatic. Your brain goes into self-preservation mode and you don’t make logical decisions.”
From Literature
There’s an automatic market stabilizer too: If JGB yields top 3%, they become more attractive to Japanese banks and insurers than U.S.
Gordon and other experts, however, have noted that this automatic inflation factor is not indexed to actual school district costs and does not keep pace with them.
From Los Angeles Times
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