as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor a self-regulating thermostat runs the home's heating and cooling system

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Adjective
  • Compliance Isn’t Automatic, Human Oversight Is Essential Regulatory complexity in banking spanning KYC, AML and consumer disclosures demands more than automated checklists.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has filed a lawsuit suit against the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and its CEO Stephen Edwards, claiming the parties sought to implement semi-automated cranes at the port without consulting the union first.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • But those ninth innings had started to become less automatic, and Counsell trusts relievers such as Brad Keller (Friday’s eighth-inning guy) and Andrew Kittredge (Friday’s closer) in just about any situation.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That includes supporting a ban on semiautomatic automatic weapons and high capacity magazines.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Self-regulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-regulating. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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