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Pawtucket

American  
[paw-tuhk-it] / pɔˈtʌk ɪt /

noun

  1. a city in NE Rhode Island.


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Asked at a news conference on Tuesday if the shooting followed a confrontation, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said no.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Promising managers at Hasbro play at the company’s Pawtucket headquarters, after a two-day crash course in business and the toy industry taught by Cocks, Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter and Chief People Officer Holly Barbacovi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

Amo, who grew up in Pawtucket, emerged victorious from a crowded Democratic field in the September primary, claiming more than 32% of the vote.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

Amo, who grew up in Pawtucket the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, would be the first Black candidate elected to the U.S.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2023

The bus drives up past the old brick factories of Pawtucket and Woonsocket.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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