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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

Rai already possessed a rare tunnel-visioned focus - a trait which enabled him to secure victory at Aronimink - for a player so callow, says Prosser.

From BBC • May 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

Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan is equal parts callow and brilliant, a truth-teller who hides behind his own emotional walls, a small man inside of a giant talent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

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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