Rolfe

American

[rolf] / rɒlf /

noun

John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).

Rolfe British

/ rɒlf /

noun

Frederick William , also known as Baron Corvo . 1860–1913, British novelist. His best-known work is Hadrian the Seventh (1904)

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To find out how far Apple still has to go, Rolfe Winkler went on an exclusive visit to several suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Rolfe previously broke news about the feature roadmap for the Apple Watch and uncovered Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company Neuralink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

On Thursday, members of the UAW 4811 union also held a science fair outside of Rolfe Hall on campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

On 9 November 2019, Rolfe and another officer arrived at Walker's home in Yuendumu to arrest him for breaching a court order.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025

Robin wondered who the messenger could be, Elfred the Dane or Rolfe the Bowyer?

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

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