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literacy

[lit-er-uh-see] / ˈlɪt ər ə si /


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These aren’t abstract concepts; without them, financial literacy is just a checklist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“This structure supports hands‑on learning and helps teens build confidence, financial literacy and responsible investing habits before adulthood.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Much of the Queen's public work supports reading and literacy, including the creation of the Reading Room charity designed to promote the benefits of reading.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

At Culver City High School, Young’s 12th-grade ethnic studies literature class was in the middle of a unit on stereotyping, racial and ethnic representation and media literacy when the news surfaced.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

A second theory claimed that it had to do with the comparatively high level of literacy in the state.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy