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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

As he attempted to build a young team with sell-on value in the future while remaining competitive in the present, his team was callow, inconsistent and flaky.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

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

I am not a conservative, but one matures and regards some of the views of one’s youth as undeveloped and callow.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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