mature

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Children’s lungs are still developing, and lung function continues to mature throughout adolescence, making children more susceptible than adults to the adverse effects of air pollution.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

On its website Lockheed Martin describes the missile as "mature, proven, affordable and low-risk".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Those who value granular control, advanced privacy features and a more mature security ecosystem may prefer NordVPN.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

That function built the U.S. into the world’s leading industrial power after World War II. By the ’70s, facing a mature industrial economy, investment banks discovered a new source of profit: corporate raiding.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In the late 1880s, Galton boldly synthesized all his observations into his most mature hypothesis on heredity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee