harnessed

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The successful launch of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in 1957 proved that nuclear energy could be safely harnessed to generate electricity for civilian grids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She does not believe every cat should be harnessed trained: "I decided walking isn't good for Chikondi because of his poorly hips. I've got two older cats and it wouldn't be right for them either."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

He has harnessed it to instead analyze satellite images of the Antelope Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They harnessed card-playing to productive ends, but few gamblers do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Leviathans as big as palaces, harnessed to pontoons to keep them from submerging to their freedom.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor