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kernel

[kur-nl] / ˈkɜr nl /


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“There’s always kind of a kernel of truth in what he says, but he goes way beyond it and has all these outlandish claims.”

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

So both of them have a kernel of truth, but none of it is the full truth.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

“A competent security researcher could go their whole life without finding a Linux kernel vulnerability,” Carlini said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

When she came to “Rooster,” she said, Cristle was a conceptual kernel she teased into a labyrinth.

From Salon May 11, 2026

She should have known it could go bad, what with the prayer and Henry’s hand on hers, and inside that the dark kernel of before.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

You cannot know precisely which kernels will pop and in which order, while some kernels may not pop at all.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Popcorn remains one of the most profitable consumer products; kernels cost pennies per serving, store well, generate little waste and require minimal labor.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

She is merely a spectator, thinking kernels of thoughts that will be dashed into the mind’s chasm as her brain grows and develops.

From Salon Nov. 5, 2025

If plant breeders can learn to trigger or replicate this activation of WUS-D1, it may be possible to create new wheat varieties that produce more kernels per plant.

From Science Daily Oct. 19, 2025

His few front teeth seemed a deeper yellow in the light, like fresh com kernels.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Time was the great millstone, which ground us to dust like kerneled wheat.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

The sun was just setting when the captain and Chris reappeared bearing gourds full of smoking fish, and sweet sugary yams, and ears of curious small kernelled Indian corn.

From The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades by J. Watson Davis




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