ripened

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Maintaining storage temperatures near 12°C may allow mangoes to be harvested earlier, transported over longer distances, and ripened closer to their final markets while minimizing spoilage and quality loss.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Bruce Nauman’s celebrated Conceptual art ripened during the decade he worked in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

"These events have ripened one of the most iconic and important companies in the UK for a takeover by foreign investors," he added.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

The trip ripened into a controversy, as the court had recently agreed to hear a case in which Mr. Cheney was a party.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

The mulberries had ripened in the last week.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides