kernel
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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
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
Malhees said in his post that the restriction “hurts” but offered his followers and supporters a kernel of truth: “You can block a passport. You cannot block a voice.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
There is no kernel of truth here: The claims of wrongdoing are fabricated from top to bottom.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026
My kernel in oil breathes just a tiny bit easier for a few seconds.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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