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Discover Ludwig"a kernel of an idea" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to refer to a basic or initial idea or concept that may be the basis of further thoughts or actions. For example, "I just had a kernel of an idea to start a business, but I'm still working out how to make it happen."
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Sometimes it's the whole thing, sometimes it's just a kernel of an idea that you want to use.
The experience gave him a kernel of an idea for the reality television programs he later created.
Each year, he offers millions of dollars to young students, who often have just a kernel of an idea.
It quickly becomes very tiresome, which is a shame because for every three scenes of rote tedium, there's one where a kernel of an idea clearly exists, yearning to sprout in a more professional picture.
Mr. Hodges said he typically began with a kernel of an idea, which he ruminated over, imagining it in relation to, say, a wall, a book or even the ski-lift ticket.
He tours the country's top universities in search of fledgling entrepreneurs, offering financing to students "who often have just a kernel of an idea," Ron Gluckman reports in DealBook.
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"Maybe at the end they'll have a kernel of a great idea," Mr. Battle said, but that is not a requirement of the program.
A kernel of a fascinating play is here.
There's an interesting kernel of an idea here that explores characters who rebel against forced adulthood and the relationships and jobs that come with it.
Can't wait to come and hash it out with you guys!" Bullen arrived in the conference room with a laptop and the kernel of an idea: What if the girl's wish was really about having different parents?
And how do things usually progress after the first kernel of an idea?
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