kernel
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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
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
But they need to find the kernel of truth in the complaints, without explaining them away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
I tried not to even consider the possibility that Barack might lose the election, but it was there—a kernel of fear he and I carried privately, neither of us daring to give it voice.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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