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harness

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

Fitted with a 3D-printed helmet and harness packed with sensors, Chloe is part of experimental efforts to use dogs' extraordinary sense of smell to develop a non-invasive test for the disease.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 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 Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Anthropic is focused on "working productively with the government to harness AI for our national security so all Americans benefit from this technology," a spokesperson told the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

I unhook Belle’s harness, tie her to a tree close to the wagon and campfire.

From "Will’s Race for Home" 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

The three men were wearing harnesses that appear to be attached to a security rope.

From BBC Jun. 15, 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

Critics say such outcomes undermine Polymarket’s claim to be a “truth machine” that harnesses the wisdom of the crowd to generate accurate forecasts of political events.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

From the overarching metal frame crowning each machine, wooden harnesses, carrying hundreds of warp threads drawn from a massive beam at the back of each loom, clanked up and down.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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

Edwards has harnessed the language of European modernism to tell a singularly, painfully American story.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The dogs submitted to being harnessed to it, and before she knew what was happening—there was still something wrong with her sense of time—the Huntsman was asking her to dismount from her horse.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

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

For those developing AI tools which are designed to take actions on a person's behalf, there is a careful balance to be struck between harnessing their benefits and exposing their risks.

From BBC Aug. 6, 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

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

In 1680 Huygens came up with an alternative way of harnessing atmospheric pressure.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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