innumeracy

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Noun
  • Rabat has also been credited with empowering local women and youth through reading and fighting illiteracy, especially among underserved communities.
    Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
  • An early example was Radio Sutatenza, launched in 1947 by a Catholic priest hoping to combat illiteracy in rural communities of Colombia; the local effort eventually expanded to provide a variety of educational programming across a national network.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even Republicans, who usually feigned ignorance about the President’s social-media outbursts, were weighing in.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Chinese officials were unsure what to make of Pete Hegseth’s presence — whether it was meant to convey a softer stance, a hardening one, or simply an ignorance of basic diplomatic protocol.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • That’s the level of idiocy in the Los Angeles city government.
    Susan Shelley, Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • The idiocy of these people knows no bounds.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Innumeracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innumeracy. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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