bear fruit
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Won notes business relationships can take months or even years to bear fruit, so he relishes the immediate results of an hour on his riding mower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Paine, Mr. Kelly writes, “could hardly have expected that his words would bear fruit so quickly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Speaking at a conference in London on 25 June, Reeves urged Burnham to stick to her economic approach, saying it was "beginning to bear fruit", as well as backing his approach to "fiscal devolution".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The shares have slumped some 75% in the past five years—no small matter to correct—and while Hill is deliberately and patiently making the needed changes, those changes will take time to bear fruit.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The cherry tree would bear fruit again next year.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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