bear fruit
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The company has also announced technology initiatives that fizzled, like an integration with OpenAI’s scrapped video app Sora, or have yet to bear fruit, like a virtual world in development with “Fortnite” maker Epic Games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“If all the spending that we’re seeing on AI infrastructure is going to bear fruit and be productive, it’s going to have to generate profits outside of just the manufacturers of the equipment,” Rinehart said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
While Wall Street was initially skeptical of Krishna, his strategy started to bear fruit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
It did not look strong enough to bear fruit, did not look useful at all, like most of the plants here.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
