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automation

[aw-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
machine control
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"We don't believe that sewing is going away," says Palaniswamy Rajan, chairman and chief executive of Softwear Automation, based in the US state of Georgia.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The work will be presented at the International Conference of Robotics and Automation in Vienna in May and will appear in the conference proceedings.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Automation can be a convenient cover to reverse postpandemic overhiring—not to mention an attempt to signal that a business is on the cutting edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Automation isn’t a new thing, as Rice’s drama reminds us.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Automation at its ultimate, not even the steward department had tasks adequately to fill the hours.

From Adaptation by Schoenherr, John




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