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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

Price represents the societal upheaval that Turturro’s character rejects and it’s not too much of a stretch to say he’s the kind of callow 20-something who would rather watch AI slop than “Josephine.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

A troop of newly arrived students, very young, pink and callow, followed nervously, rather abjectly, at the Director’s heels.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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