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Paducah

American  
[puh-doo-kuh, -dyoo-] / pəˈdu kə, -ˈdju- /

noun

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


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After issuing a request for offers late last year, the Energy Department selected Brookfield to lease land and develop and operate the data center campus at the Paducah site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

This zesty country-pop flirtation was composed, per “In My Lifetime’s” notes, “in the back of a limo as we approached the outskirts of Paducah, Kentucky.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Paducah was not the only town in the crossroads to be overwhelmed in 2017.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

“No one plans on security issues when they travel,” says Shields, an endodontist from Paducah, Ky. “When it happens, you need to know how to get help.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 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

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