DuPont

or Du Pont

[ doo-pont, dyoo-, doo-pont, dyoo-; French dy-pawn ]

noun

1. E·leu·thère I·ré·née [e-l, œ, -, ter, ee-, r, ey-, ney], 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France.
2. Pierre Sam·u·el [pee-, air, , sam, -yoo-, uh, l, pye, r, s, a, -m, y, -, el], 1739–1817, French economist and statesman (father of Eleuthère Irénée).
3. Samuel Francis, 1803–65, Union admiral in the U.S. Civil War.

Example Sentences

In the wake of the protests, DuPont’s landlord, Douglas Emmett Inc., terminated its lease.

From Los Angeles Times

Bonta opened an investigation after DuPont Clinic accused Beverly Hills of conspiring with antiabortion activists and pressuring its landlord to back out of a lease that would’ve allowed the reproductive healthcare provider to open an abortion clinic on Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times

“The City cooperated fully with the Attorney General’s investigation, and the evidence presented demonstrated that the City did not interfere with the planned opening of the clinic and the decision to rescind DuPont Clinic’s lease was not made by the City of Beverly Hills,” Friedman said.

From Los Angeles Times

But when DuPont Clinic signed its lease, the affluent city became a battleground.

From Los Angeles Times

DuPont then filed lawsuits against the landlord and the city, claiming that city officials “bowed to the political pressure of the anti-abortion community.”

From Los Angeles Times