Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Recite
Recite verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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An audio sketch in one of the You Don't Know Jack games depicts Black Sabbath, in 1971, trying to find someone to recite the opening line of "Iron Man", only for all of the auditionees to fail miserably.
Source: Terrible Interviewees Montage
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