literacy
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A growing crop of teens is proving financial literacy can be cool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Kerala stood apart, earning international attention for decentralised planning, high social indicators, literacy, poverty reduction and a strong public health system.
From BBC • May 26, 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
For all I know the test was a challenge to her at the level of basic literacy.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing literacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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