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kernel

[kur-nl] / ˈkɜr nl /


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

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

She expects Asia’s oleochemical product demand to remain healthy from the personal healthcare industry, while higher palm kernel oil prices could pose a risk to earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Is there any kernel of truth to anything she’s saying?

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

And for a few brief seconds I haven’t thought about being a kernel in hot oil.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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

There are also mini Bowser cauldrons capable of holding five to 11 kernels of popcorn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

Some chains are testing organic kernels, lower-salt offerings and alternative cooking oils.

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

Joe would be coming over soon, and my stomach felt like the inside of a popcorn machine full of exploding kernels.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

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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