ripe
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And as an external panel appointed by Warsh begins considering the best path forward, at least one area is ripe for change — the way the Fed communicates about the economic outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In 2007, at the ripe age of 80, Mandell played a cantankerous, aging Nuremberg judge in a two-character production of “Trying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
In truth, “Treasure Island” is ripe for a remake of epic proportions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Now, half of all U.S. adults under 50 get their wellness advice from social media, and that is a ripe breeding ground for private companies to market to audiences.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Nineteen forty-one," says Helmuth, rolling over the feel of the numbers in his mouth, and for a moment the new year hangs there, ripe with hope and possibility.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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I spotted a box on the ground with rejected fruit, a little riper or blemished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It is still unknown whether chimpanzees deliberately choose fruits with higher ethanol levels, which tend to be riper and richer in sugar that can ferment.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025
The riper it is, the fruitier it gets, becoming increasingly fragrant and sweet, and losing its acidity.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
This wine is on the riper side of muscadet, mouth-filling and medium-bodied, with a slight tannic grip on the finish.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
He was preceded by his stench, riper than the cheese and overpowering in the closed space.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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The Justice Department has charged an Army special forces soldier, alleging that he used one of the world’s ripest insider-trading platforms to profit off of advance knowledge of a military operation.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
Jaimin Rangwalla: What makes technology attractive is that it is one of the ripest areas for disruption.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
Sloe gin also has a Christmas association because the berries are at their ripest in the autumn, and its “earthy warm flavor” suits the time of year, she adds.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
And yet, Hollywood is increasingly viewing video games as one of the ripest, richest veins of intellectual property outside of comic books.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
“Morning,” I grumbled, taking the basket and shuffling outside to fill it with the ripest vegetables and fruit I could find.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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