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harness

[hahr-nis] / ˈhɑr nɪs /
NOUN
gear for controlling an animal
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She ended the show as she always does - attached to a harness, ascending into the rafters of the O2 and disappearing.

From BBC Sep. 1, 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

Cell therapies that harness the immune system have transformed treatment for some cancers of the blood and lymphatic system.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

A harness allows users to control and direct models, much like a harness allows a rider to guide a horse.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Oteg caught up with me and helped to set it back on the trail and get the dogs' harness straightened out.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

While labs like OpenAI and Anthropic do offer their own model harnesses for enterprise customers, Pan argues that businesses in regulated sectors like banking and government should build their own to keep their workflows private.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

"We had to jump straight into the water, climb out, put helmets and harnesses on, and start scrambling up the cliff face."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

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 event highlighted how the Westwood-based museum inspires creatives and harnesses community for the city’s artists.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2026

A drawing showing horse saddles and harnesses used during the Civil War.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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

It is a position the iPhone-maker hasn’t found itself in since Cook harnessed the company’s purchasing power to squeeze rock-bottom costs from suppliers and shift expensive assets from Apple’s balance sheet to theirs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 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

After a short rest, the men wearily harnessed themselves to the boat once more, and McNeish took his place with the others.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

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

Clinicians are gathering iris scans, voice recordings and harnessing AI to crunch through and curate masses of data to spot signs of change that may be early indicators of future problems.

From BBC May 22, 2026

As he talked, he was harnessing the donkey.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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