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kernel

[kur-nl] / ˈkɜr nl /


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The company’s approach is to form cement into tiny balls, each about the size of a kernel of corn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

One key outcome of this approach is the ability to derive exact formulas for kernel functions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

Call it a kernel of hope to hold onto as we turn the page.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

The woman says, “I brought something—” Even through its newspaper wrapping, Marie-Laure knows it is the model house; it feels as if this woman has dropped a molten kernel of memory into her hands.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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