bear fruit
Example Sentences
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Following several years of limited spending, nine players were then recruited by the Friedkin Group last summer, although a focus on youth has yet to bear fruit.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Domestic oil production needs to increase for Dangote’s expansion to truly bear fruit, said Brendon Verster, senior economist at Oxford Economics Africa, “otherwise, the behemoth facility would need to rely on oil imports.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Speaking at a conference in London on 25 June, Reeves urged Burnham to stick to her economic approach, saying it was "beginning to bear fruit", as well as backing his approach to "fiscal devolution".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The effort is beginning to bear fruit: the clusters of tents and shopping carts that once clogged the boulevards of Hollywood and Venice Beach are less numerous.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Nevertheless, Halley had planted a seed that would bear fruit before too long.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
