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As much as Bellamy might have mellowed as a coach, his half-time tirade demonstrated that his fiery temper is still in there somewhere.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

While it’s unlikely that Klodjan will be up for a statuette, the powers that be have mellowed to the idea of AI-generated music being worthy of praise.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

Recently surging watercourses have mellowed to tenable levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023

She might have mellowed with age, but she hasn’t lost her wit.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2019

We admire and emulate Americans because they have mellowed and complemented their industrial and political achievements with national charity and religious ideals.

From New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? by Various