ripen
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Lamont’s recommendation therefore, is to exercise patience.”IPOs are like bananas: they need to ripen before they’re ready to eat.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Under the law, claims can go to federal court if a government agency denies them or doesn’t make a decision within six months, meaning the ones McCloskey dropped off could soon ripen for litigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
But once harvested, mangoes continue to ripen quickly, making them highly vulnerable to softening, moisture loss, and spoilage during storage and transport.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026
Though they have found shrubs, only some are seed-producing females and these take three years to ripen.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
A week later, when the blooming is over, the florets will turn into seeds, and ripen.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
“The Gilded Age” has always plied high-toned melodrama as its chief asset, but Season 3 ripens the starched formality of previous episodes into succulence.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
For most Scandinavian vineyards, solaris is the grape of choice - an aromatic, hybrid variety that's well-adapted to colder climes, ripens easily, and is more disease resistant, allowing vineyards to avoid spraying pesticides.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024
Death is part of the natural scheme of things, he muses, comparing it with “an olive that ripens and falls. / Praising its mother, thanking the tree it grew on.”
From National Geographic ● Nov. 16, 2023
A few weeks later, a strong stomach is required when the foliage ripens to chartreuse, and bright-pink blooms cloak the small shrub.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
He tells us about Ahone, the god who is all-loving, all-forgiving, who makes the sun shine and ripens the crops.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
She told the BBC that growing conditions so far in 2026 "meant that everything has ripened up really perfectly" and produce "should have really good quality".
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
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
“The way the fruit ripened, I was thankful. But it was just too much,” Cirone said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
“They want to wait till the grain gets ripened 100 percent to get the best yield,” Mr. Alam said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2023
When the pepper began ripening in January, it ripened on the lower branches first.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
While convenient, these warmer conditions speed up respiration and ripening, causing fruit to soften and deteriorate more rapidly.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026
Risk and ripening at Apple, Tojo’s destructive plan, a father’s formidable presence and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
She shows me ripening limes and lemons inside her allotment greenhouse.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
“The circumstances are ripening in a way they never have before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
“That may be done without horses. Come, and eat my strawberries. They are ripening fast.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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