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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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Places in Arizona like Goodyear, Buckeye, Surprise and Avondale all have topped 100,000 residents and grew at least 4.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Net sales fell to $3.88 billion from $4.25 billion, and Goodyear plans to eliminate about 400 jobs in EMEA.

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

When Carl heard that a hot dog cart was for sale — on Florence Avenue across from the Goodyear factory — he decided to buy it.

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

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