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callow

[kal-oh] / ˈkæl oʊ /


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Built by "Hitman" developers IO Interactive, "First Light" offers a new version of Bond's origin story, dropping players into the shoes of a cocky but callow young version of the spy still earning his stripes.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

Even the callow replacements Lutui and Venner, with five caps between them, showed they are serious players with try-scoring cameos.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

He presented himself as a callow young culture warrior prosecuting a case against Old Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

The younger versions of Noah and Allie, callow and skittish, are laid out in broad strokes.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2026

Huple, chewing away on a bulging wad of bubble gum, drank everything in with a callow, vacant expression on his fifteen-year-old face.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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