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callous

[kal-uhs] / ˈkæl əs /


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“Primetime” presents itself as a story about Hansen’s callous quest for ratings and notoriety at the expense of his tact, but the portrait is unfinished.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The company responded with a statement calling her suit “especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

She was also found to have been repeatedly untruthful in her dealings with friends and colleagues, and was noted by patients to have been "inappropriate" and "callous" in her manner.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

On Dec. 23, 1996, the Los Angeles Times published a terse and callous article about the young man’s slaying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

I’m expecting him to be brusque, but his hands are—not gentle, exactly, but not callous, either.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir


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