literacy
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And given the low literacy levels in the rural areas where the projects are often built, their potential impact is often poorly understood.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Leo has emphasised the need for "digital literacy... to understand how algorithms shape our perception of reality."
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The entire performance depends on presenting basic historical literacy as forbidden knowledge.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Among them, a worn “Army of Alphabetizers” badge from Cuba’s 1961 literacy campaign, its lettering nearly faded.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
On August 6 of that year, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prohibiting the literacy tests that for decades had been used to keep Negroes from voting, primarily in the South.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing literacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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