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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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Big Rivers Electric Power will provide wholesale electric service, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative will deliver retail service, and Paducah Power System will serve as a community supporter, the companies said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

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

In Paducah, Kentucky, which was in the path of totality, along with communities to the west in Illinois, thousands of people crossed the Ohio River after watching the eclipse.

From Seattle Times Apr. 9, 2024

Seventy miles away, city officials in Paducah, Ky., were surprised by the number of visitors they got.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2024

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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