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recital

[ri-sahyt-l] / rɪˈsaɪt l /


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Ms. Kingsolver dramatizes it by way of a village recital, turning to music to evoke the feelings that straightforward exposition would heavy-handedly summarize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Did watching my son perform at his piano recital cause my breaths to get shallow?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

He was familiar with “Anthem” from musical theater class and “Someone Else’s Story” from a voice recital his sister did.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

That recital began a day the likes of which no British royal has experienced in centuries.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Nobody seems to remember that I have a piano recital the second weekend of June.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

“You miss out on recitals, baseball games and Christmas,” said Bewley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

That means the absence is not only felt physically, missing birthdays, school recitals, and holidays like Father's Day, but also emotionally.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

As a child, she was shuttled from school to dance recitals by her mother, while her motorsport-loving father took her brother to the local race circuit.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Those include dance performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and recitals by the Metropolitan Opera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

They went to plays and operas and concerts in the parks, listened to string quartets and piano recitals in office-building lobbies, attended movie screenings, and visited museums.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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