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Lamont’s recommendation therefore, is to exercise patience.”IPOs are like bananas: they need to ripen before they’re ready to eat.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Under the law, claims can go to federal court if a government agency denies them or doesn’t make a decision within six months, meaning the ones McCloskey dropped off could soon ripen for litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

But once harvested, mangoes continue to ripen quickly, making them highly vulnerable to softening, moisture loss, and spoilage during storage and transport.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026

And like every such show, it can be expected to ripen with age, if age comes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

Before such people can act together, a kind of telepathic feeling has to flow through them and ripen to the point when they all know that they are ready to begin.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

It ripens into criminality with the “Moorish” mystifications of the ex-con Malachi Z. York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“The Gilded Age” has always plied high-toned melodrama as its chief asset, but Season 3 ripens the starched formality of previous episodes into succulence.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025

For most Scandinavian vineyards, solaris is the grape of choice - an aromatic, hybrid variety that's well-adapted to colder climes, ripens easily, and is more disease resistant, allowing vineyards to avoid spraying pesticides.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024

There is a sense of stasis to the aptly named two-hander, which never ripens from a situation into a story.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

Love that sets forth the soul like springtime and ripens it like summer.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The water saved the young vines, but the heat ripened the château’s grapes faster, forcing Perrin to start harvesting in early August, three weeks early.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Maintaining storage temperatures near 12°C may allow mangoes to be harvested earlier, transported over longer distances, and ripened closer to their final markets while minimizing spoilage and quality loss.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026

Once they have ripened adequately, you can store them in the refrigerator for another week, but always serve them at room temperature.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

"These events have ripened one of the most iconic and important companies in the UK for a takeover by foreign investors," he added.

From BBC ● May 28, 2024

Delsa was darker than I was, nutty brown, but not as sun ripened as Papi.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

The system analyses footage of ripening fruit that can be captured by drones, someone walking up and down a field with a smartphone, or a camera mounted on a farm vehicle.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

A survey of the Young British Artist spotlights the intimacy and boldness that have characterized her vision, as well as the ripening wisdom of her latest work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

While convenient, these warmer conditions speed up respiration and ripening, causing fruit to soften and deteriorate more rapidly.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026

The company turned the so-called ripening rooms, where tomatoes once were stored, into dorm rooms that hold 14 workers each.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2025

I want to plant it beside my papaya tree, where vines can climb and shade ripening fruit.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai