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recital

[ri-sahyt-l] / rɪˈsaɪt l /


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He gave his last recital from memory at age 94.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

She celebrated her 97th birthday with a recital at Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania; and returned to Decca in 2022 to record what would become her final album.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Michael Spyres’ Tristan nicely supplies the vulnerability, while still being strong enough vocally to partner Davidsen, who will give a rare intimate recital at BroadStage in Santa Monica on April 10.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

There are scenes of Jewish holidays, birthdays, a bat mitzvah, a student recital and a medical scare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Then my mother tries to lighten the conversation with talk of my sister’s dance recital, successfully filling the time with non-morbid talk until visiting hour is over.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

“You miss out on recitals, baseball games and Christmas,” said Bewley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

That means the absence is not only felt physically, missing birthdays, school recitals, and holidays like Father's Day, but also emotionally.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

But her gifts were entirely her own, as attested to by this 20-disc collection of Deutsche Grammophon recordings, including her complete recitals for the label.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

His stern, just-the-facts Joe Friday recitals of arrests, seizures, drug lab takedowns and other enforcement actions are signature moments at presidential news briefings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025

I planned to trail off quietly, by cutting back my obsessive practices, not giving recitals.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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