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harness

[hahr-nis] / ˈhɑr nɪs /
NOUN
gear for controlling an animal
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Recognizing that human engineers cannot patch at machine speed, Visa developed the Visa Vulnerability Agentic Harness, or VVAH, to test its own systems against frontier models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Harness the diversification power of alternatives and private assets: Alternative investments and private assets can offer investors downside portfolio protection while still capturing upside potential during rising markets.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

He's ready for one more celebration, pictured here with midfielder Marcus Harness on the way to Portman Road from the training ground.

From BBC • May 6, 2024

But on Monday, the rich smell of leather hung in the air, wafting down the block through the busted windows of Billy Cook Harness & Saddle.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

Harness, h�r′nes, n. the equipments of a horse: formerly, the armour of a man or horse: equipment for any kind of labour.—v.t. to equip with armour: to put the harness on a horse.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various




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