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Paducah

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

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

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