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literate

[lit-er-it] / ˈlɪt ər ɪt /


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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

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

They also reported practices restricting online bookings to mornings and said that less digitally literate people find the system hard to navigate.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

A lot of people who claim to be AI literate merely produce “workslop”—generic, low-quality material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

The reason why we can be certain is that the arrivals took place in modern times and involved literate Europeans, who described in innumerable books what happened.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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