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Pavia

American

[pah-vee-ah] / pɑˈvi ɑ /

noun

a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.

Pavia British

/ ˈpɑːvɪə /

noun

Latin name: Ticinum. a town in N Italy, in Lombardy: noted for its Roman and medieval remains, including the tomb of St Augustine. Pop: 71 214 (2001)

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“As an underdog paying to walk on to JUCO, you kind of have to be your own cheerleader,” Pavia said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Pavia, who has the second-best odds to win the Heisman, behind Mendoza, is expected to declare for April’s NFL draft.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

"As ice decreases in the future, we expect to see increased consumption of nutrients by phytoplankton in the Arctic, which has consequences for the food web," Pavia said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

Vanderbilt’s head coach Clark Lea is actually a case for institutional patience—Lea was 2-10 in 2021 and 2023 before making the clever move to raid New Mexico state’s coaching staff and land QB Pavia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

If you had walked through the pleasant Tuscan countryside in the 1890’s, you might have come upon a somewhat long-haired teenage high school dropout on the road to Pavia.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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