literate
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Emerging during the first wave of grime, alongside artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Lethal Bizzle, he stood apart for his witty, literate style.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
For more than 50 years, with a few breaks in between, Squeeze has been making memorable tunes by marrying infectious pop melodies with sophisticated and literate lyrics, often about the complexity of relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 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
It was the shortage of technically literate professionals capable of guiding organizations through inevitable transitions.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
All other societies that have become literate did so by the diffusion of writing systems or of the idea of writing from one of those few primary centers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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