literate
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And is he financially literate, or does he need to brush up on the basics, too?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
But voice notes broadcast over WhatsApp add a new dimension to the problem, supercharging rumors and falsehoods and spreading them to people who might not competently read or write, if they are literate at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The film "mucks up Orwell", according to the Wall Street Journal,, external who surmised: "As comedy, the movie is feeble, and as allegory for the socioeconomically literate it is heavy-handed."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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
Their literature, though it exists in written form, is a live oral tradition, and they are all in this sense literate.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing literate
March: Book Two
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"Shelter" by Harlan Coben, Chapters 1–6
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