kernel
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Ms. Slade believes that there is a kernel of fusionism in almost all of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 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
When she came to “Rooster,” she said, Cristle was a conceptual kernel she teased into a labyrinth.
From Salon ● May 11, 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 can caramelize the corn in a skillet, but if you prefer it with a late-summer-smoky-char, cook the shucked cobs on the grill before cutting off the kernels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
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
In her basket she had some fat meat, potatoes, and a small bottle of vanilla flavoring, which she had bought with the money she got for her walnut kernels.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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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