literate

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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

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

"I am a blue badge holder and I have to pay because I am not computer literate," he says, arguing that "you have to jump through hoops to get this discount".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Seeing Gloria write her name for the first time, seeing Alfredo read his name for the first time, how incredible to have witnessed them becoming literate.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar