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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

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

“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 sign of the times can be seen in the small communities of Paducah, Kentucky, and Opelika, Alabama, where Walmart, J.C.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2022

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