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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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The nerd didn’t quite get revenge, but actor Robert Carradine and Hans Stuck ran a spirited, back-and-forth race Sunday in the Bridgestone Potenza Supercar Race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

“I would love to be paid, but I wouldn’t want it to be a lot,” says Potenza, a Republican whose husband is the household’s main earner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

"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

Mallet's last record is dated March 23rd, 1858, when four slight shocks were felt at La Sala and Potenza, but occasional tremors were reported to him until May 1859.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison

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