kernel

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

When she came to “Rooster,” she said, Cristle was a conceptual kernel she teased into a labyrinth.

From Salon ● May 11, 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

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

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

Neither he nor his mother realizes it, but this kernel of an idea will take root.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Popcorn remains one of the most profitable consumer products; kernels cost pennies per serving, store well, generate little waste and require minimal labor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

These include the Green, Neumann, and Schwarz kernels, which are important tools for solving boundary value problems in physics and engineering.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

On her website, she sells apricot kernels for their "potential health benefits" along with nutritional supplements, and offers information and advice.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025

I’m not ashamed to say we have tried all the fancy popcorn kernels, but honestly, I feel like Orville gives you the best pop, so that’s what we buy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

He trailed through the bush after her mother as she searched for late mushrooms, then sat on the cabin steps and patted the dropped corn kernels as she shucked a stack of cobs.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

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