kernel
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Ms. Slade believes that there is a kernel of fusionism in almost all of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
“There’s usually a kernel of truth,” he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
So both of them have a kernel of truth, but none of it is the full truth.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Is there any kernel of truth to anything she’s saying?
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
Aunty Ifeoma laughed, and her children reproduced the throaty sounds, their teeth flashing like the insides of a cracked palm kernel.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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You can caramelize the corn in a skillet, but if you prefer it with a late-summer-smoky-char, cook the shucked cobs on the grill before cutting off the kernels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It is a bit like heating popcorn kernels in a pan.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
There are also mini Bowser cauldrons capable of holding five to 11 kernels of popcorn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
“You can achieve a gorgeous slightly umami and sweet flavor by blending steamed or canned sweet corn kernels with oat milk and straining it,” she explains.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
Because maize kernels are wrapped inside a tough husk, human beings must sow the species—it essentially cannot reproduce on its own.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Time was the great millstone, which ground us to dust like kerneled wheat.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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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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