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callous

[kal-uhs] / ˈkæl əs /


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The recording was met with disbelief in the South American country, with some describing the messaging as callous and inhumane.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

"If you can't trust a funeral undertaker, who can you trust? How can someone be so callous, cold and calculated?"

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

If death has been integral to Hayakawa’s two features, it’s society’s callous reaction to aging that is her primary focus.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

The idea that a warning should change the legal calculus of excessive force, now at the center of both of these cases, is callous and illogical.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2026

It sounded so crude and callous, in the dark print of the newspaper.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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