recitation
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What makes Christianity work, and always has, is the gathering together of the faithful to worship in song and in recitation of ancient creeds affirming creation, sin, salvation, and the death and resurrection of Christ.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
On the surface, this might seem like a straightforward recitation of the 14th Amendment’s text.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
At Paul Revere Junior High, Russell won first place at a Shakespeare Festival for his sonnet recitation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
On the outside, it seems like it’s a quiet, calm ballad as it opens; Ellis on guitar, a recitation of the story of "a girl who’s got no history / got no past."
From Salon • May 13, 2025
The words didn’t make any sense, as all I could hear was the last recitation of my sins.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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