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immature

[im-uh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, -chur] / ˈɪm əˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃɜr /


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Bernstein urged the Boston Symphony to name the 24-year-old Tilson Thomas its principal conductor but the musicians resisted, , believing he was too immature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

"At the time, the prevailing consensus was that the Nanotyrannus holotype skull represented an immature Tyrannosaurus rex, and was not a separate species," said Griffin, assistant professor of geosciences at Princeton.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The Army itself advises soldiers to “maintain the high ground,” and research shows that rapid-fire calls made under pressure by the morally immature lead to disaster.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The presence of one of our more talented humans, Ariana DeBose, is certainly a bonus, with Ms. DeBose playing the brilliant but oddly immature Lucy—Kay’s niece and Dorothy’s daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Too immature and weak-hearted to use my abilities, was I?

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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