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

Second, the judges could convict her but make the ineligibility not automatic.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Some waitlisting criteria may be defined as “absolute,” while others are “relative,” meaning they are not automatic deal-breakers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023

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

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman