recite
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He said the book was influenced by classics, adding: "One of the only poems I can recite is The Owl and the Pussycat and I suppose there's a similar metre to that."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
He could also recite statistics on the percentage of Iran’s missiles, ships, airplanes, etc., we’ve destroyed in the six-month war.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
One scene simply makes a naval officer recite Cole’s dossier on a different boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It’s like watching stage actors rehearse the same lines they recite every night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
When it was my turn onstage, I would recite my lines loudly and without hesitation.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Nearly four decades later, Jane still recites his mantras like gospel: Don’t sell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
She recites the names of the Mexicans Guthrie envisioned on the plummeting plane — Juan, Rosalita, Jesús and María — with tenderness, not pity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
But will she choose Mr. Ryder, the libertine with a hangup about marriage, or Mr. Hayward, the tortured empath who recites poetry to her in a hidden garden?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 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
Finnick recites a poem he wrote to his one true love in the Capitol, and about a hundred people faint because they’re sure he means them.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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Phayom Raksa solemnly recited a pledge that touched on the teachings of the Buddha, and mentioned Thailand's king and the well-being of the nation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Edmond de Rothschild did not live long enough to see the fulfillment of the Jewish prayers he and his family had long recited anticipating a Jewish return to Zion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 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
Earlier this month, hundreds of people gathered in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, to watch filming, while Sir Anthony has also recited a Thomas poem as an apparent nod to the film.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
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The 1974 concept album My Tennessee Mountain Home, meanwhile, is a musical autobiography that opens with Parton reciting the first letter she wrote home after moving to Nashville as a teenager.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
Kyle Avery added that at the Oscars, they played a clip from “Superman” that featured Paul reciting his line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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
"Just remember how Mister Lincoln couldn't think of anything to say at the Gettysburg, but then, bang! Four score and once upon a time ago," she began reciting.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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