bear fruit
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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
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
The economy would improve despite rising unemployment, he said, when plans the government put in place during their first choppy year began to bear fruit.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Never would she let the earth bear fruit until she had seen her daughter.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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