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automate

[aw-tuh-meyt] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
VERB
use machines to replace human workers
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Logistics operators’ efforts to automate more warehouses are accelerating as wages rise and consumer demand for speedy deliveries increases, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Liz Young writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Retailers Amazon.com and Walmart have each invested heavily to automate and speed up more of their fulfillment processes to get online orders to customers as fast as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

When the last bill is paid, instead of taking it as extra cash to spend in the present, automate savings for retirement and other big financial goals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Advanced AI models -- largely developed in the United States and China -- offer the ability to quickly analyze data and automate many tasks that otherwise take skilled humans longer to do.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

You can define macros to automate your work.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno

One utility also reported unauthorized modifications to software that automates plant operations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

And as the artificial-intelligence industry grows, a new wave of agentic AI investing platforms is emerging that automates active, autonomous trading decisions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Like competitor Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys makes software that automates the very complex process of designing chips, and it also makes hardware that tests the designs before they get shipped to the manufacturer.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

"Our eX-GL approach effectively automates the interpretation of complex magnetization reversal process and enables identification of hidden mechanisms, difficult to discern using conventional methods," says Prof. Kotsugi.

From Science Daily May 18, 2026

You get on these by sending a message to a specific e- mail address, which is often that of a computer that automates the process.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation

This triggered an automated safety system which repeatedly pushed the nose of the plane down - something that was also recorded during the fatal Lion Air flight.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“So there is less waste, less cut lumber and less labor” in an automated process.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Song remains adamantly offline, relying on the "Four Pillars of Destiny" astrology in braille and on her four decades of experience in careful listening -- a skill her automated competition cannot match.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

My experience in Lisbon and relatively smooth sailing in Paris and Rome this month underscore the crapshoot travelers face under the European Union’s new automated border-control system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

She called Hunt and was bounced around the various automated extensions until she reached a person.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Investors also fear that generative AI could disrupt the country's $315-billion IT services industry by automating tasks long outsourced to India, such as customer service and app maintenance.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

That means automating picking, handling and eventually packing goods.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Cervo, founded in 2024, created a platform that uses agentic AI to draft customs entries by extracting information off documents about imported goods, automating what was a time-consuming, manual task.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

To remove the emotional component, experts recommend automating your stock sales.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Instantly I begin counting a beat in my head, automating my actions.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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