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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

Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said the shooting appeared to be targeted following a family dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal

PAWTUCKET, R.I.—The maker of Candyland, Monopoly and Scrabble has a new board game on its hands.

From The Wall Street Journal

The bill was introduced by State Sen. Lori Urso, who says she herself experienced menopause-related insomnia so severe from 2017 to 2020 that she considered stepping away from her other job as president and CEO of Slater Industrial Archives in Pawtucket, R.I.

From The Wall Street Journal

The teams working from that location will be relocated to Hasbro’s headquarters in Pawtucket, R.I.,

From Seattle Times

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