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
Scenes of Redford and Hoffman taking phone calls and scribbling down notes, or poring over library slips in desperate search of a kernel of a lead, were thrilling.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 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
The biggest part of the kernel, filled with carbohydrates.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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
The parasitic isopod Zeaione everta has raised structures on the female's back that resemble popped corn kernels.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
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
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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