It eventually 'developed' [='turned out'] that he had forgotten to mail the package.
The facts of what had happened slowly 'developed' over the next several days.
As he grew older he 'developed' [='acquired'] a taste for expensive wines.
(..) A lot could still get in our way. She could decide against adoption, like another couple better. What are you gonna name it? I could develop a condition in which I talk and talk and no one hears a word. But just think, okay? What if everything goes right? What if this woman does pick you guys? (..)2004 TvShow: Friends Title: The One with the Birth Mother Season: 10 Episode 9