as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
self-acting machines that were ushered in with the industrial revolution
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The limits will be largely enforced by the city’s school zone speed cameras, roughly 2,400 of which are authorized to issue automated tickets.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026 -
The new speed camera program is the result of a 2023 state law that authorized six cities to conduct five-year pilots of the automated camera systems.—
Kate Talerico,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the Charger, an AR-style rifle and a Glock pistol with a switch that turned it into a fully automatic weapon were found.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Unless Congress acts, that would mean automatic cuts to monthly checks.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Self-acting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-acting. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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