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harness

[hahr-nis] / ˈhɑr nɪs /
NOUN
gear for controlling an animal
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The Pleiadians would then harness spiritual energy from subatomic tachyon particles in order to heal me, performing what Tourtsakis referred to as “surgeries.”

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The analysts acknowledge the argument that incumbent banks should be able to harness new tech to streamline processes, redesign value chains, improve controls, and speed up decision making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"As we take the monopole forward, we want to harness the skills, expertise and manufacturing capability that exists here in Wales," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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

One end of the rope attaches to the harness, and one of us tethers, holding the other.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 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

This limits event risk and harnesses time decay, the term for how options lose value each day closer to expiration.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

In a mirror image above, at least forty people dangle from the ceiling by harnesses, squeegeeing off the already pristine dome ceiling.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

A mechanism that allows healthy tissue to recover from devastating damage could potentially be harnessed to improve healing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

"I have no doubt there will be aspects of the governance of the hospital where she killed within the report that will be harnessed to support that view."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

Glinting in the night, halfway up a hill in Japan, the greenhouse-like "Ku-An" test lab is lit by electricity harnessed from 1,500 wooden boxes of soil and compost.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

I did not even know how to harness them or hook them properly to the gangline that pulled the sled when they were harnessed.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

"The first impression was, well, I thought it was completely irrelevant," says Diamos, a pioneer in harnessing Nvidia's powerful GPU chips for AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

But Alexander Hamilton, among others, recognized that a national bank, in harnessing private wealth to create public credit, was as vital to independence as a military victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

It is being recorded as part of work harnessing hidden microphones, cameras and artificial intelligence to reveal the secrets of species living deep in the rainforest and help protect them.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Sometimes, if the work horses were to be used that day, Jody found Billy Buck in the barn harnessing and currying.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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