ripe
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There was a strong feeling the Pennsylvania course might be ripe for being tamed.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
If we leave the energy sector aside, since that is a commodity-price-driven story, the time is ripe to screen the financial sector.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
That evening in 2020, I extract a reddish ripe seed from uchche, and plant it in a pot.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Sporting what they regard as a face “the color of boiled turnips,” he is first discovered sitting on a steamer trunk in the hall, ripe to be menaced by the family’s dogs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
That is another reason why his book drew such a response—it struck a chord, because the time was ripe for such a summing up and laying of foundations.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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