automatic
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As a result, the retirement company said, “plan participation rates have increased, automatic enrollment designs are stronger, and participant portfolio construction has continued to improve with more age-appropriate asset mixes and less extreme equity allocations.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Proponents of the plan say that automatic registrations will save the government millions of dollars that are spent every year reminding those eligible that registration is required by law for men between 18 and 25.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Josephine Cochrane patented an automatic dishwasher in 1886, using pressurized water to clean dishes, which became the standard design for modern dishwashers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
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
“There’s no automatic cut-in of the vagus nerve,” Phil Resch said, “in an android. As there is in a human. Weren’t you taught that when they trained you? I got taught that years ago.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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Vocabulary lists containing automatic
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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