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Shortly after Ford's announcement to recall 13 million Firestone fire·stone  
n.
1. A flint or pyrite used to strike a fire.

2. A fire-resistant stone, such as certain sandstones.

Noun 1.
 Wilderness wilderness, land retaining its primeval character with the imprint of humans minimal or unnoticeable. In the United States, the Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation System with a nucleus of 9 million acres (3.  AT tires, Goodyear Tire & Rubber said that its plans to provide more than half of those tires to consumers were on schedule. Included in those plans is a ten-fold Adj. 1. ten-fold - containing ten or ten parts
denary, tenfold

multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple
 increase in production of the Ford-approved replacement tires, and stepped up shipments to a network of nearly 9,000 outlets, including Goodyear independent dealers, company-owned outlets and Ford dealers. These are outlets where consumers may go to obtain approved tires without having to pay for the tires up front and wait for reimbursement Reimbursement

Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred.
 by Ford. With 26 different tires on the Ford-approved list, Goodyear is said to lead the industry in both tires approved and available outlets for replacement.
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Title Annotation:Ford Motor Co.'s recall of Firestone Wilderness AT tires
Comment:Ford.(Ford Motor Co.'s recall of Firestone Wilderness AT tires)
Publication:Rubber World
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 1, 2001
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