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kernel

[kur-nl] / ˈkɜr nl /


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But over my three decades of visits—starting as a 13-year-old kid from Washington state—I’ve found much to love and, on every visit, some new kernel of history to obsess over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

There’s still a kernel of disbelief that this is his job.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

There is no kernel of truth here: The claims of wrongdoing are fabricated from top to bottom.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

Many of his claims have a kernel of truth to them.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026

The hair on her arms shone glossily, as if she had used too much palm kernel oil.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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