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Goodyear

American  
[good-yeer] / ˈgʊdˌyɪər /

noun

  1. Charles, 1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.


Goodyear British  
/ ˈɡʊdˌjɪə /

noun

  1. Charles. 1800–60, US inventor of vulcanized rubber

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He said he was confident that Goodyear could deliver an effective cost transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Goodyear Tire & Rubber GT 3.11%increase; green up pointing triangle swung to a loss in the first quarter, reporting struggling tire demand across much of its business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

If you’d like to take a ride on the Goodyear blimp, it turns out you can’t do it wearing heels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Goodyear says the study does not say "don't ban phones in schools", but that "school phone policies alone are not enough to tackle the harms associated with phones and social media use".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

There is a scrap metal recycling plant, a sprawling Goodyear tire factory, and a plastics factory.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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