not automatic

Example Sentences

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Recurring revenue in defense is contractual and performance-based, not automatic.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The connection between economic strength and geopolitical heft is not automatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

But the process is not automatic, and it is lengthy.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

“It’s not automatic by virtue of just having a job on a project or being a member of the union,” Crabtree-Ireland said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

To be revived is not automatic for a scythe; it must be requested.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman