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the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the kernel of your argument seems to be the inevitability of human migration into space
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Further Reading Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate
To pull it all together, Grinberg designed a custom circuit board with no vias (paths from one side of the circuit board to the other) and only right-angle traces for a retro aesthetic.
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
At the Bread Lab, Jones wanted to test a hypothesis: that field-level diversity, in any number of realms from kernel shape to color to heat resistance, could help fields and farmers weather increasingly extreme climate conditions.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
Originally, granum referred to individual seeds or kernels of cereal plants, but its meaning expanded to include small particles, measurements (like grains of salt or sand), and even textures in materials (like wood grain).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Add the vegetable broth and corn kernels and continue to cook until the corn is heated through, about 5 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2024
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
At the Bread Lab, Jones wanted to test a hypothesis: that field-level diversity, in any number of realms from kernel shape to color to heat resistance, could help fields and farmers weather increasingly extreme climate conditions.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
Originally, granum referred to individual seeds or kernels of cereal plants, but its meaning expanded to include small particles, measurements (like grains of salt or sand), and even textures in materials (like wood grain).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Add the vegetable broth and corn kernels and continue to cook until the corn is heated through, about 5 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2024
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Digging into intrinsic motivation is about finding the emotional, psychological or even philosophical roots of why that goal matters to you, beyond the paycheck.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chronic diseases Both Kennedy and Trump have been vocal about tackling the root causes of chronic diseases rather than spending resources on treating those conditions with drugs from the pharmaceutical industry.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The system, which has 50 stations across all five counties in the core Bay Area, has a total ridership of more than 4.8 million.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The core question, however, is whether these changes will be enough to help Starbucks compete in a crowded market, according to Deidre Popovich, an associate professor of marketing at Texas Tech University.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Paramount Nearly every TV show that Taylor Sheridan has ever produced has been, in essence, a crime drama.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The tools take advantage of Generative adversarial networks, which, in essence, try to trick the AI algorithm with incorrect (i.e., adversarial) data.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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This is because perfumers have new and improved molecules to work with that capture different facets of the rose (the fresh green stems, the delicate petals, the intoxicating heart).Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Secondly, listen with your heart, not just your head.Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Kernel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kernel. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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