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harness

[hahr-nis] / ˈhɑr nɪs /
NOUN
gear for controlling an animal
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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

Gnocchi wears a pink collar with his name on it, an air tag and a red harness with a leash.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

She ended the show as she always does - attached to a harness, ascending into the rafters of the O2 and disappearing.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

“We remain focused on working productively with the government to harness AI for our national security so all Americans benefit from this technology.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

He told me to get the dog sled and harness the dogs.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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

He’s long advocated for lap belts or safety harnesses on theme park rides.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

They won’t stop to rest, keep hitting the harnesses.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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

Today, professional operators have developed guided, client-friendly methods to experience the landscape, including harnessed rope swings off cliffs, walking highlines across canyons, and navigating cliff-top terrain in specialized 4×4 jeeps.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 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

Macklin harnessed his team for the last time and drove them some distance from the camp with Wild.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

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

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

I set up this new session by harnessing the same sycophantic, people-pleasing tendencies that can make AI hallucinate in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

This book guides professionals to work through music, harnessing the processes that underlie music learning, and outlining developmentally appropriate methods to understand the role of music in children’s lives through play, games, creativity, and movement.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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