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Goodyear

American  
[good-yeer] / ˈgʊdˌjɪər /

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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Goodyear Tire & Rubber GT -3.48%decrease; down pointing triangle swung to a second-quarter loss as lower tire sales volume combined with higher costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Goodrich, Firestone, General Tire and Goodyear erected giant factories and mansions around town.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 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

"They don't eliminate them. They just change when they happen and how they appear," Goodyear says.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

Five months after Carl bought the cart, the United States entered World War II, and the Goodyear plant became very busy.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser

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