Pullman
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Also called Pullman case. (often lowercase) a large suitcase.
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George Mortimer, 1831–97, U.S. inventor and railroad car designer.
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Etymology
Origin of Pullman
C19: named after George M. Pullman (1831–97), the US inventor who first manufactured such coaches
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Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard and more star in an eight-part series about a retirement community beset by strange happenings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“And I just love the ensemble,” which includes fellow veteran actors Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Did you know Lewis Pullman before working with him in this film?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Spaceballs: The New One will see the return of several original cast members, including Brooks, George Wyner, Daphne Zuniga and Bill Pullman.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
I wish Auggie Pullman had never come to Beecher Prep in the first place!
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
“We’d sing anywhere, on Pullmans, buses, the clubhouse,” he said in 1998.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021
I think that's true in the Pullmans almost you know it's an acting that you know I love a poem that enacts what it doesn't describe.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2018
The 141 Pullmans used in Baltimore & Ohio's crack trains are all fitted with York machinery.
From Time Magazine Archive
On tour the Company has required a special train with five baggage cars for scenery, eleven Pullmans for the dancers, stagehands and the 50-odd orchestramen.
From Time Magazine Archive
And Mom, like she always does, dropped whatever she was doing to go help the Pullmans.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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