automatic

Example Sentences

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It triggers an automatic "startle response" to any loud noise.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

District officials said that they are fine with the automatic raise approach but that the district also must be able to afford the increases.

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

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

Now he was in a small white room being asked by two soldiers, each of them in full camouflage and holding automatic rifles, to remove his clothes.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers