the fruit(s) of (something)

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the fruit(s) of (something)

The desired product(s) or result(s) of an activity, effort, or situation. The fruit of the long and bitter negotiations has been a historic peace treaty that will see the end of a 50-year war. Behold, the fruits of our labor: the most advanced artificial intelligence ever created!
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the fruit(s) of something

the good results of an activity or a situation: Enjoy the fruits of your labours (= the rewards for your hard work). ♢ The book is the fruit of years of research.
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ISLAMABAD -- The fruits of merged districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are famous for good taste and farmers of the area need special attention of the agriculture department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Farmers of erstwhile FATA need attention to enhance fruit production
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We depend on God to provide us what we need to live on a daily basis and to forgive our faithlessness--our inability to produce the fruits of the Spirit, as it were.
Third Sunday in Lent March 14, 2004
All the text allows us to do is to examine the fruits of love--and perhaps to read them onto the body of the earth as much as the body of the beloved (creation is itself the fruit of love, but whose love?).
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The fruits of his labors now include five odor compounds emitted by ripening strawberries and raspberries.
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So edible-film researchers do not expect to see many of the fruits of their labors on the market in the near future.
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