automatic
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"We're looking to tackle that now with some more proactive policing," he said, pointing to new funding for portable automatic number plate recognition technology and the use of drone operators.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The San Bruno-based company owned by Google agreed to a $7.5-million settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the company violated California’s automatic renewal law when renewing YouTube TV subscriptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Some of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort. Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days,” Musk wrote in a post on X.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Apps like Granola transcribe conversations word-for-word without automatic alerts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He also had over forty pistols and automatic rifles.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Persaud says many of his students hope to rent a car overseas, where automatics are sometimes harder to come by, or have significant others who own stick shifts but lack “the patience to teach them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
That’s despite the fact that automatics left manuals in their dust years ago.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
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
Attempts to override the automatics were unsuccessful, and while I was attempting to clear the trouble, the captain called again, saying that the request was false, and asking why I had turned the radiators on.
From Indirection by Freas, Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing automatic
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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