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Potenza

American  
[puh-ten-zuh, paw-ten-tsah] / pəˈtɛn zə, pɔˈtɛn tsɑ /

noun

  1. a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.


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Every year I attend car auctions in Scottsdale, Ariz. I have a small collection of Italian cars and old Italian motorcycles, partly to honor my family, which comes from Potenza, Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 16, 2025

"We were under the window where he was supposed to appear but then he didn't show up," said tourist Francesco Sinisgalli from Potenza in southern Italy.

From Reuters Nov. 26, 2023

Mr Riccardi was working for an Italian university at the time, 10 years ago, and had to go to the city of Potenza in the south of the country for a conference.

From BBC Nov. 12, 2023

“It wasn’t until I became monetized on YouTube that I actually started making real money,” Ms. Potenza said.

From New York Times Jun. 3, 2023

For instance, if the angle of emergence at Potenza were diminished only 5° by refraction, the calculated depth of the focus would be too small by 1¾ miles.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles

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