as in ignorance
the state of being unlearned
far too many children are doomed to a lifetime of illiteracy in that country
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Recent Examples of illiteracy
Trafficking can impoverish the families of its victims, compounding illiteracy and poor health and nutrition and perpetuating poverty across generations.
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Jamille Bigio, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2021
Today, technology, in particular artificial intelligence, can empower us to overcome a lack of information (financial illiteracy), thereby unlocking the full economic potential of emancipation and ensuring a more equitable future for all.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 June 2024
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) library projects, which served 45 states and employed 14,500 people, helped confront two problems at once: unemployment and illiteracy.
—Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2020
But in a world faced with emerging viruses, the near-certainty of future pandemics, and a rising tide of scientific illiteracy, old and square is sometimes a good thing.
—Peter Hotez, TIME, 2 May 2024
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Jamille Bigio, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2021
Today, technology, in particular artificial intelligence, can empower us to overcome a lack of information (financial illiteracy), thereby unlocking the full economic potential of emancipation and ensuring a more equitable future for all.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 June 2024
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) library projects, which served 45 states and employed 14,500 people, helped confront two problems at once: unemployment and illiteracy.
—Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2020
But in a world faced with emerging viruses, the near-certainty of future pandemics, and a rising tide of scientific illiteracy, old and square is sometimes a good thing.
—Peter Hotez, TIME, 2 May 2024
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“Illiteracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illiteracy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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