kernel

“There’s usually a kernel of truth,” he said.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

“There’s always kind of a kernel of truth in what he says, but he goes way beyond it and has all these outlandish claims.”

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

She expects Asia’s oleochemical product demand to remain healthy from the personal healthcare industry, while higher palm kernel oil prices could pose a risk to earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The tightening of the shoulders, the heating up of my already popped kernel.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

There are also mini Bowser cauldrons capable of holding five to 11 kernels of popcorn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

Iran's track record of feeding kernels of truth alongside false information has sown doubt among many critics of the regime inside and outside the country.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

Some chains are testing organic kernels, lower-salt offerings and alternative cooking oils.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

“I want the theatre to be an anchor,” Brekke tells me as she pours kernels and oil into the popcorn machine that’s been here since the Mayer first opened in 1949.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

He pushed the kernels into the slits and then stomped as hard as he could to collapse the holes.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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