recite
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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 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
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
He had given each one of us a quiz, asking us to answer questions on the catechism lessons or to recite prayers.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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On the track, Parton recites that "heartbreak sounds the same in every language".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
To make sure he’s prepared, Simpson recites and listens to his play calls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
For instance, at one point Mr. Elwes patiently recites all the 1s and 0s that comprise this number:
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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
He stands in the middle of the ward leaning on his mop and recites, Tlot-tlot, in the frosty silence!
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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They had the cadence of a catechism, and evolved into a set of rules recited like a prayer by Yamel, her brother and their aunt around the kitchen table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 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
Some recited Whanki's essays, while a local shaman performed a "healing ritual".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The faithful recited the Lord’s Prayer and a Hail Mary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Redtooth swaggered back and forth on the churchyard paving as he recited the formula from memory.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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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
"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
We get our words “rhapsody” and “rhapsodic” from performers in ancient Greece who went around reciting epic poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
“To the left, to the left,” I say, reciting the Beyonce lyrics while pointing my thumb and tossing my head to the left.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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