ripe
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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
He said he thinks the AI industry faces “a different mission, and the legislation is not as ripe as it was in the crypto debate.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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
Years ago, he researched the banking industry, which he saw as ripe for disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
I was sweeping the kitchen floor when Jay came in lugging two peach baskets full of ripe vegetables and plunked them on the table.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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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
Caymus and Silver Oak, still owned by their founding families, pushed Napa toward a riper, more powerful style of cabernet sauvignon and sparked the craze for cult wines.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022
It's just that back then the low-hanging fruit were bigger and riper, and no matter how much we throw at it, we're unlikely to be able to repeat such stunning finds.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021
"Some wanted to smoke us out, but the big one said there was riper fruit upriver, and they made for the Mummer's Ford."
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
Today, I fed the chickens, gathered eggs, and plucked the ripest tomatoes before the birds got to them.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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