literate
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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
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
There are many notable exceptions, but on the whole, society has become less literate, less mathematical and less able to think and reason critically.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Many early states and all modern ones have had literate elites, and many modern states have literate masses as well.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing literate
March: Book Two
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American Street
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"Shelter" by Harlan Coben, Chapters 1–6
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