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  • present tense form of harness (3rd person singular).
  • plural of harness.
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harnesses

NOUN
gear for controlling an animal
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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 technology harnesses that pressure to push seawater through reverse-osmosis membranes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 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



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