Rockwell

American

[rok-wel, -wuhl] / ˈrɒkˌwɛl, -wəl /

noun

Norman, 1894–1978, U.S. illustrator.
a male given name.

Rockwell British

/ -wəl, ˈrɒkˌwɛl /

noun

Norman . 1894–1978, US illustrator, noted esp for magazine covers

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Rockwell raised its full-year outlook for sales and earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Rockwell Automation ROK -1.75%decrease; red down pointing triangle has boosted its full-year outlook after posting higher profit and sales in its fiscal second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

They could have been a Norman Rockwell cover for the Saturday Evening Post, the magazine that cheered on Americans after they entered World War Two.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

For example: Why does Rockwell let some characters die and not others?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Soon, Lucretia, Mollie, Rockwell, Brown, Agnew, and Boynton rushed into the room and gathered around the bed.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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