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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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Wayne, Ind.; Lafayette, La.; and Paducah, Ky.; were part of the transaction.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2025

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

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

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