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[ri-sahyt] / rɪˈsaɪt /


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"I used to recite Shakespeare from memory," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Vatican said that Pope Leo "will leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican. Tomorrow he will recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment".

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 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

As soon as this column is published, private-fund managers will start working on feel-good scripts that advisers can recite to reassure clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Once, I looked up from my place on the steps and she was sitting at the top, elbows on knees, face cupped in her hands, listening to Papi recite a poem he’d written.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

On the track, Parton recites that "heartbreak sounds the same in every language".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nearly four decades later, Jane still recites his mantras like gospel: Don’t sell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The rookie quarterback hears his own voice on audio recordings as he recites the team’s play calls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

Looking out the eastern-facing windows, he falls to his knees, bows his head, and recites something like a prayer.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Pope Leo XIV held his first public engagement since his lung cancer surgery on Sunday, as he recited the Angelus prayer from the window of Vatican's Apostolic Palace.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

He told Modi that during the ordeal, he had recited a Hindu devotional prayer dedicated to the deity Hanuman.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

They were even more likely to be tricked when the AI recited sentences in Dundonian, suggesting that the more particular the accent, the more likely people are to assume the voice is human.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The faithful recited the Lord’s Prayer and a Hail Mary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

She cleared her throat again and then recited her poem to the people before her, sitting politely and expectantly.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

“My kids and myself will forever walk around in a squeaky voice reciting: “Help meeee...I feeel like a yo-yo.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

"I tried to comfort them. Some spent the whole day reciting the Quran, others passed the time on TikTok. I just wanted everyone to stay calm," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

That day, around 2,000 couples tied the knot in a mass religious ceremony, wearing the same dresses and suits, reciting their vows in unison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

He helps himself to a piece of gelt from the candy bowl, peels the gold foil, and pops the chocolate coin into his mouth before reciting the prayers in Hebrew.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan


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