ripen
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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
"If I don't use glyphosate to ripen the standing crop before harvest, I have to use more diesel to burn, to dry the crop", he said.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The guava bushes grow close to the ground, their branches laden with green then yellow fruit that seem to ripen overnight.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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
He tells us about Ahone, the god who is all-loving, all-forgiving, who makes the sun shine and ripens the crops.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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
Many trees have produced no fruit at all, and others have dropped their fruit early, rotting before they ripened.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
Crops in the ground were harvested as they ripened.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
Their study, published in Tropical Plants, found that the cooler temperature slows ripening, preserves fruit structure, and activates the mango's natural antioxidant defenses.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026
Risk and ripening at Apple, Tojo’s destructive plan, a father’s formidable presence and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
"They're just ripening at a phenomenal rate," she said of her strawberries.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
“The circumstances are ripening in a way they never have before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
The air was close and warm and smelled of rain and ripening barley.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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