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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

"These events have ripened one of the most iconic and important companies in the UK for a takeover by foreign investors," he added.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

I grow both hybrid and heirloom tomatoes at Catbird Cottage, and once the first fruits have ripened, after a gleeful harvest, there are BLT sandwiches and numerous batches of sauce and confit that follow.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2021

Others see foreign stocks and emerging markets in particular — Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Eastern Europe — as further opportunities to pick investments before they have ripened.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2018

She does not propose another now—of course not; she will bide her time for that, when all her plots have ripened the seed she is now sowing.

From Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated by Robinson, Solon