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automatic

[aw-tuh-mat-ik] / ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk /




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Creditors, however, cannot usually force distributions, because beneficiaries don’t have an automatic, guaranteed right to the money.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The Tigers were still in automatic contention at the end of March only for a six-game stretch in April to leave them seventh going into the final day.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The goal was for the movement to become automatic.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

On one hand, the automatic demand is helpful.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

This guy I had sworn never to talk to after he had embarrassed me in class, but my politeness-training ran on automatic.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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