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Paducah

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[puh-doo-kuh, -dyoo-] / pəˈdu kə, -ˈdyu- /

noun

  1. a city in W Kentucky, at the junction of the Tennessee and Ohio rivers.


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John Andrew Bauer began making brown-glazed pottery in Paducah, Ky., in 1885 and moved his business and family to Los Angeles in 1910.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

This year, Paducah is organizing a street fair where educators will teach people about the science of eclipses.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

It happened, too, at a school tucked between tobacco fields, a half dozen miles outside Paducah, Kentucky.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

A project in Kentucky will receive $29.5 million to make improvements to 280 miles of track and other infrastructure along the Paducah and Louisville Railway.

From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Colin pulled into a rest stop near Paducah, Kentucky, around three in the morning, leaned his seat back until it pressed against Hassan's legs in the backseat, and slept.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green