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recitation

[res-i-tay-shuhn] / ˌrɛs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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My recitation about the environmental ingenuity of enslaved people in the Underground Railroad was clearly jarring to many in the audience, perhaps even hostile to their understanding of Blackness.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

What the book is not is a recitation of big games and important goals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

He also began taking Quranic recitation and Arabic lessons at Sydney’s Al-Murad Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

On the surface, this might seem like a straightforward recitation of the 14th Amendment’s text.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2025

She could play chess, divide fractions, write in cursive, and do a strong-voiced recitation of at least three different Shakespearean sonnets.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Like his Instagram account, there are contextless videos and spoken-word recitations.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

Those familiar with his campaign-rally routines will know Trump’s many recitations of “The Snake,” something he refers to as a poem but is really a song from the 1960s.

From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026

Testing the human animal’s tolerance for plaintive fiddles, wheezy bagpipes, Peter Coyote and the whispery recitations of diary entries, “The American Revolution” is the most Ken Burns-y of Ken Burns series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

Tadjadit became prominent for his public recitations during protests by the Hirak movement, which erupted in February 2019 and helped force the resignation of longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

She gave Bible recitations as a child and told me the story of her recruitment into this business.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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