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[ri-sahyt] / rɪˈsaɪt /


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You can recite the climbing gospel by heart: Save more, max the match, don’t touch it, buy and hold.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

It’s like watching stage actors rehearse the same lines they recite every night.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

During a feast where guests were expected to recite poetry, he reportedly became embarrassed because he did not know any songs or verses to perform.

From Science Daily May 17, 2026

Felicia Smith listens to Melody Godfred recite poems from her book “Moon Garden.”

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Olanna was teaching some children to recite the multiplication tables the morning that Kainene rushed up to the flame tree.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When it comes to AI, his encyclical mostly recites the most pessimistic prophecies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Even Hegseth must realize that the more hard-line military court would likely dismiss a case based on a video in which Kelly recites a fundamental plank of military law.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

Then Hek recites all the weak points in our logical firewalls that allow conspiracies and swindles to find purchase: Fake news.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2025

He’s taped a prayer above his bed which he recites each night for his father’s safety, though he was never religious before.

From BBC May 29, 2024

Imam Malik recites really well and I always like listening to him, but hearing Thaya Jaan connects me to these verses in a way I’ve never experienced before.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Hearing the poems recited in the epic Greek of antiquity would be a purist’s ideal—nothing more authentic than that—but who are we kidding?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

This ritual lasted an entire night and involved burning small figures made of wax and clay while an exorcist recited specific incantations.

From Science Daily May 5, 2026

“Forever wild, forever free … Latina foreva,” she recited from backstage, kicking off her set with the slinky reggaeton number of the same name — exalting the primordial goddess that lives inside every Latina.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Several app icons flickered into view above his head, and I raised an eyebrow as I recited their names.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

As activists gather beneath tarpaulin sheets in New Delhi, often holding all-night political debates, singing or reciting poetry, delivery drivers from online platforms weave through the barricades.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Students reciting Annapolis’ “Midshipman Ethos” say they’re “united by our oath to defend the Constitution,” not their background.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

On “Age of Capricorn” a buzzing voice seems to be reciting some kind of code, with strings of letters ringing out over pulsing synths and a blooming bassline redolent of a pipe organ.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Some accounts state that pretzels were a sort of reward, handed out by monks to their young postulants for learning and correctly reciting their prayers.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2026

He remembered hearing his illiterate mother reciting poetry and speaking in a tongue that sounded like Latin when she was very ill with typhoid fever.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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