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Noun
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Their parents sign their names with trembling hands that carry the invisible weight of illiteracy.—
Joyeeta Banerjee,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2026 -
The correlation between illiteracy and incarceration has been known for a long time.—
David Owen,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Reverend Jackson's instincts understood the words of James Baldwin, who said that ignorance and power alive is the most ferocious enemy of justice.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Good luck living in your little bubble of ignorance, Nancy.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Illiterateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illiterateness. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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