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The first kernel of a potential agreement emerged that evening, when the CEO met with key representatives of the supervisory-board factions, according to a person with knowledge of the events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

Most of them had enough bulk to warrant a double take, but when she scanned their faces—often scarred, pockmarked, or just plain hideous—there was no spark behind their eyes, no shining kernel of cleverness.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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

I remember that at Pinyudu I could always hear the sound of pounding, as people pounded the dry corn kernels into meal to boil.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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