as in literacy
the understanding and information gained from being educated
the university's head librarian exuded an aura of learnedness
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Parton, a long-time literacy advocate, created the Imagination Library to give free books to kids and has been working with Reading Ready Pittsburgh for eight years.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
18 June 2026 -
In the nineteenth century, upper class American women who had leisure time and literacy became really into keeping floral calendars to note when wildflowers bloomed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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This is only one of many changes meant to bring the book in line with present teen knowledge.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here.—
Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Meanwhile, a decline in sudden infant death syndrome could be connected to an increase in education about safe sleeping for infants, Warren said in a statement.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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With an education and careers, many Parsi women tend to marry later in life – or sometimes not at all – and often have fewer children.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Ramona Burress, a parent and former head of Kenwood’s Local School Council, helped revive the school’s parent fundraising group at the height of COVID, as many families struggled with access to food, housing and technology needed for remote learning.—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Alberto Carvalho, who led the nation’s second-largest school district, stepped down Sunday, saying his departure is intended to remove distraction from student learning.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Last year, Syracuse was one of several schools to offer last-minute scholarships to students who had yet to commit in a bid to boost enrollment.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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The scholarship program was started by the Brothers family in memory of their father Oscar Brothers, first president of the Gamber and Community Fire Company, and supports local area students furthering their education after high school.—
Brian T. Krista,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2026
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In sixteenth-century Italian pedante comedies, the Latin tutors—always the butt of the joke—are known more for the gaps in their knowledge than for their erudition.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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In her coda, Woo writes with great compassion and erudition about what can’t be found in archives, particularly the specifics of how Ellen Craft died.—
Nicholas Boggs,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Learnedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learnedness. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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