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automatic

[aw-tuh-mat-ik] / ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk /




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Returning YouTube TV customers pay $378 this season, while new subscribers can get it for $240, giving customers an incentive to turn off automatic renewal and wait for a deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

When Scott filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Friday in the Central District of California, it triggered an automatic stay of the civil case against him.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The port main engine also "tripped" out - an automatic shutdown when the safety systems detect an irregularity such as unusual gas pressure.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Annuities and other forever-paycheck features are not yet automatic in target-date funds.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

The door led onto a wide corridor with an automatic sliding door at each end and a silver rail running its full length.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

The pass rate for automatics last year was slightly lower than for manuals.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

However, the delay doesn’t change the outcome: The CFP will shift the access format from six automatic qualifiers and six at-large bids to five automatics and seven at-larges.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2024

Nearly all American rental cars are automatics, yet abroad, you will probably receive a car with a stick shift or pay more for the transmission you’re used to.

From Washington Post Sep. 16, 2021

The bronze statue, erected in 2017 on one of Moscow’s busiest thoroughfares, depicts General Kalashnikov cradling one of his automatics, looking from a distance like an aging heavy metal guitarist.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2020

For temporary periods the automatics would handle the gravity-shifters.

From Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings




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