bearing fruit

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Saudi Arabia’s efforts to sidestep the standstill at the Strait of Hormuz appear to be bearing fruit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

Meanwhile, a coup may be on the way in China's island province of Hainan, where years of trial and error are bearing fruit.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Chief Executive Bob Jordan said new products and other changes made this year are bearing fruit, and will continue to ramp up in the fourth quarter as air travel demand continues to improve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

So many of us bearing fruit, so many of us just planted.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson