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

The study, published in the Cell Press journal Neuron, identifies a natural biological pathway that supports nerve regeneration and may be harnessed using molecules already found in the human body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

But what if our desires were not something to be harnessed?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

McCullum said the side can achieve some "special stuff" in the coming years but only if their talent is "harnessed the right way".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Now that they were closer, I could see that in addition to the sprinting lion-men were a pack of actual lions, including a pair harnessed to a chariot carrying two people.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda