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

It wants steep increases to the automatic raises teachers already receive based on years of experience and additional education credits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Although when asked about what that point means in terms of the wider context of Hull's season, Jakirovic was talking more play-offs than automatic promotion.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

“I’ll just keep the climb-out and landing nice and long and shallow. Come in fast, eighty-five knots, and the automatic flaps’ll stay up. It’s not too windy. Should be fine.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein