bear fruit
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The effort is beginning to bear fruit: the clusters of tents and shopping carts that once clogged the boulevards of Hollywood and Venice Beach are less numerous.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
And both Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be hoping the visit will bear fruit.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Mediators tasked with salvaging the struggling initiative requested ten more days to deliver their conclusions, the French government said this week after reports suggesting the effort had failed to bear fruit.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
PepsiCo PEP -0.56%decrease; red down pointing triangle logged higher profit and revenue in the first quarter, as steps the company has taken to turn around its snacks business are starting to bear fruit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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
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