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literate

[lit-er-it] / ˈlɪt ər ɪt /


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It was the shortage of technically literate professionals capable of guiding organizations through inevitable transitions.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Fighting back by being financially literate means a steady message of pay yourself first, live within your means and think about your future self.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

As comedy, the movie is feeble, and as allegory for the socioeconomically literate it is heavy-handed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But his achievement survived the flames: an English-speaking world thoroughly literate in the life and teachings of Jesus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

As a result, by 1880, when 76 percent of North Carolina’s white children could read and write, only 45 percent of black children were literate.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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