harnessed

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For reference, the Delorean time machine in Back to the Future needed 1.21 gigawatts — a figure so comically large it could only be harnessed from plutonium or a bolt of lighting.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Scandalous as that sounds, there’s actually something less supernatural and more terrestrial playing out here: a power struggle between the Catholic Church and influencer priests who’ve successfully harnessed the internet’s algorithms.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Both Musk and Bezos see space as the perfect home for remote servers, partly because of the vast energy that can be harnessed from the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The study, published in the Cell Press journal Neuron, identifies a natural biological pathway that supports nerve regeneration and may be harnessed using molecules already found in the human body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Stride for stride, shoulder to shoulder, breath for breath, till they were matching on all points, a harnessed pair, two runners become one.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli