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bear fruit

Idioms  

  1. Yield results, have a favorable outcome, as in This new idea of his is bound to bear fruit. This metaphoric term, first recorded in 1879, transfers the production of fruit by a tree or plant to other kinds of useful yield.

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This issue metastasized into something greater for Oracle: The market realized that returns for stockholders could shrink if the OpenAI deal doesn’t fully bear fruit, or if any other part of the business suffers.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

These investments are starting to bear fruit, as the company narrowed its loss and logged slightly higher sales in the fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Another account describes Jacopo of Rosia ordering an unreliable apple tree to bear fruit every year and multiplying cabbages.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

American’s investments in its products, brand and network “should bear fruit in 2026,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a note Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Nevertheless, Halley had planted a seed that would bear fruit before too long.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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