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A central kernel of the premise of “After the Hunt” is that you never know what someone is going through.

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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.

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Too many people conclude that being a paying customer liberates them to be crude and lob the F-bomb like popcorn kernels.

"The kernel of the entire investment thesis is independence and objectivity. If you can't get your head around that, don't buy it," he said, according to Variety.

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You’re not looking to fully blacken every kernel, just enough scorch to bring out that toasty, nutty edge.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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