automatic

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The Riverside County legislator alleges that this conduct was in retaliation for a bill she authored seeking to restrict how law enforcement agencies store and use data from automatic license plate readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Consumer advocates have been calling for something similar to IRS Direct File for decades, pointing with exasperation to supposedly forward-thinking European countries like the Netherlands, where tax filing is automatic and painless.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

When Vale clinched automatic promotion from League Two last season, supporters packed the pub to celebrate and sing 'The Wonder of You', the Elvis Presley hit played before home games.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That began to change in the 1920s, thanks to improvements in automatic doors, controls and leveling technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In an automatic response he brought out his much-thumbed Sidney’s and looked up raccoon with all the sublistings.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick