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harness

[hahr-nis] / ˈhɑr nɪs /
NOUN
gear for controlling an animal
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"As we take the monopole forward, we want to harness the skills, expertise and manufacturing capability that exists here in Wales," he said.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Even in a stroller instead of a harness, people are just as surprised to see her cats out and about.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Fitted with a 3D-printed helmet and harness packed with sensors, Chloe is part of experimental efforts to use dogs' extraordinary sense of smell to develop a non-invasive test for the disease.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Hong said he urges students to embrace failure as a learning tool—ideally while using a safety harness and cushions on the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Above it flew twenty winged and scaled horses, each wearing a harness and beating its wings against the sky.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

He’s long advocated for lap belts or safety harnesses on theme park rides.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

The couple began by trying different harnesses and getting Roo used to it in the house before introducing a travel backpack Roo could use if she needed a safe space while out and about.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

The nonprofit regularly tests harnesses and carriers and lists the safest ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Even the friendly librarians downtown have banned them from story time unless they come with two escorts—and harnesses.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

A mechanism that allows healthy tissue to recover from devastating damage could potentially be harnessed to improve healing.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

"I have no doubt there will be aspects of the governance of the hospital where she killed within the report that will be harnessed to support that view."

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

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

"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

At the foot of the path they found the driver, with the dogs harnessed and ready to move.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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

For those developing AI tools which are designed to take actions on a person's behalf, there is a careful balance to be struck between harnessing their benefits and exposing their risks.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

His truck, selling hot dogs, empanadas and fried shrimp, runs on rechargeable batteries as part of a city pilot aimed at cutting harmful noise and air pollution by harnessing electric energy.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Power plants harnessing this process couldn’t melt down and would create only a little short-lived radioactive waste, but they remain theoretical.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Papa was out by the barn harnessing his team.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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