unripe
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Such fine-grained analysis of fruit, if currently unripe, could also help inform forecasts of when it will be ripe.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
A short distance away from Al-Louh, a group of farmers was harvesting eggplants even though they were still unripe, knowing they probably wouldn’t get another chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tomatoes, for example, grow in clusters, which means a robot must carefully select ripe fruit while leaving unripe ones untouched.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
A jolt of dried unripe grapes and two fistfuls — exactly two — of cilantro, and the soup is done, he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
We filled our pockets with unripe oranges that were sour and unbearable to eat but the only source of food at our disposal, and we were on our way.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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