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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

Mr. Greenberg, who won a Tony for “Take Me Out,” was among the smartest and most literate playwrights of his generation, certainly wise enough to understand the sturdy strength of Barry’s structure and plotting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Mr. Butler-Gallie, a parish priest in the Cotswolds in England and the author of “A Field Guide to the English Clergy,” is literate and entertaining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

And I was made to listen to George Orwell’s admission that, as a literate man, he would never be able to imagine what it is like to be one of the uneducated poor.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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