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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

A snowy farm track marked the end of the road for Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe on 6 December 1995.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

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

John Rolfe, famed for his role in making tobacco a successful cash crop in Virginia and later marrying the woman known as Pocahontas, recorded that “20 and odd” Africans were brought to the settlement.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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