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kernel

[kur-nl] / ˈkɜr nl /


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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

Implicit in the articles is the sense that there may be a kernel of something good in a society that enables individuals to rise above oppression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

There’s a kernel of truth to Wyle’s fake PSA.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

And whether the knowledge was being sucked into the kernel in Luna’s brain, or whether it was flying away entirely, Xan did not know.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill