Dunlop

American

[duhn-lop, duhn-lop] / dʌnˈlɒp, ˈdʌn lɒp /

noun

John Boyd, 1840–1921, Scottish inventor of the pneumatic tire.

Dunlop British

/ ˈdʌnlɒp /

noun

John Boyd. 1840–1921, Scottish veterinary surgeon, who devised the first successful pneumatic tyre, which was manufactured by the company named after him

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Dunlop: I was just watching and observing here in Coto.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Dunlop put out local newspaper ads to look for more subjects.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Headwinds for this fundraising were stronger than at any time in the last decade, said Managing Partner A. Sinclair Dunlop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“There really wasn’t anything that we didn’t already know” in the Davos address, Ivy Zelman, executive vice president of a Walker & Dunlop housing research firm, said on a Wednesday webinar.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Wilfred and the white woman were standing on a patch of freshly mown grass in front of the first of four all-weather tennis courts, whose surface was strewn with Dunlop tennis balls.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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