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harness

[hahr-nis] / ˈhɑr nɪs /
NOUN
gear for controlling an animal
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The Scottish government has said it wants to "harness the economic opportunities" which come from data centres as an emerging sector.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Police are also racing to harness the technology, putting on training courses and stocking up on the machines and counter-drone devices such as handheld jammers.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Even in a stroller instead of a harness, people are just as surprised to see her cats out and about.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Nvidia and CrowdStrike are addressing what they see as one of cybersecurity’s biggest gaps: the need for cyber defenders to harness AI at the velocity of cyber attackers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

She tightened her harness, then looked up at Ella, eyes softening.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

That harnesses a network of roughly 200 task forces comprising over 4,000 personnel from federal, state and local agencies.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

That’s why scientists in Arizona are strapping volunteers into harnesses and lowering them onto wet floors: to find what kinds of surfaces are safest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Along with the harnesses, hard hats and hi-vis, the safety kit now includes suncream and plenty of water bottles.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The event highlighted how the Westwood-based museum inspires creatives and harnesses community for the city’s artists.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2026

Next to them were sparkly pet collars and harnesses.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

From its early days, the store, called JapanLA, harnessed the internet to promote its products, using MySpace to connect with what was at the time a niche community: Los Angeles fans of kawaii culture.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Winston Churchill harnessed the power of radio, but thought television a vulgar diversion.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

"The mining sector is dying out in Poland and you have to change something in your life," he says, harnessed and ready to take the elevator to the top of a turbine.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

But it eventually harnessed that aggression and also got more headlines right, pulling way ahead to $3.2 million by round 11.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Zeus had bound and harnessed the four wind gods themselves.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

But since Aug. 9, when they began harnessing the power of Ryonex, every single one of their meme carousels has racked up tens of thousands of likes.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

His truck, selling hot dogs, empanadas and fried shrimp, runs on rechargeable batteries as part of a city pilot aimed at cutting harmful noise and air pollution by harnessing electric energy.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

He said this could include removing obstacles to business growth, welfare reform, action to tackle illegal immigration and a harnessing of artificial intelligence.

From BBC May 26, 2026

His answers, according to people in attendance, were “aspirational,” focusing on the “art of the possible” including lunar manufacturing and harnessing the power of the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

Huge finlike wind wings stuck up along their lengths, harnessing the breezes to help move the lumbering ships and their scrap loads of nickel, copper, iron, and steel.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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