- present participle of harness.
harnessing
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The Canadian comedian, writer and producer Fielder is famous for harnessing the power of awkwardness, cringe and deadpan wit to great, if unsettling, comedic effect.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
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
But while Carlini’s work had debunked many claims made by AI developers, he had focused on the threat of bad people tricking artificial intelligence systems into making mistakes, not on hackers harnessing them for superpowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Whether this process would produce explosions or merely heat became the focus of a rather abstract debate, for the practicalities of harnessing the energy were elusive.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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