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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

Never wanted to recite my 7s like a baby in front of all those kids who could figure any old numbers they cared to.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye

Dressed in a white blazer and red skirt, she recites De La Cruz’s biography as the real congressman looks on with a glowing smile.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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

Not only does she talk, but she recites venerable nursery rhymes, backward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

“Because everything requires energy,” she recites obediently, eyes still focused on her hand.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

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

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

As Ms. Newsome removed the Confederate flag and carried it down the pole, she recited Psalm 27 and the Lord’s Prayer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

She stands there staring at me like I have just recited a speech instead of one simple word.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

He gives the reader something interesting on every page and avoids the sports biographer’s trap of tediously reciting season after season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

He had the role of reciting the adhan, the call to prayer, at another mosque for some time.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 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