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Pascagoula

American  
[pas-kuh-goo-luh] / ˌpæs kəˈgu lə /

noun

  1. a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.

  2. a river in SE Mississippi, flowing S to the Gulf of Mexico. 81 miles (130 km) long.


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He is the director for Chevron's oil refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the company's largest operation in the US.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

But the real gem of Pascagoula is its namesake river.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

The Nations Law Firm, based in Houston, represented thousands of workers like Paul Loup IV, who helped clean an oil-contaminated beach in Pascagoula, Mississippi for several months.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2024

Born in Pascagoula, Miss., on Christmas Day 1946, James William Buffett had wanderlust in his blood.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2023

I look over and notice Pascagoula watching me from the sink.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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