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Recent Examples of harnessing
In the much nearer term, however, Zambia could economically benefit by harnessing energy — geothermal plants are emerging in the area.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
By harnessing excess power capacity among US households, SPAN aims to quickly expand the available compute for AI workloads without the costs and delays associated with trying to build warehouse-size data centers.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
Our approach gives us a huge competitive advantage by harnessing unprecedented amounts of data, as that ultimately defines what foundation models can achieve.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
However, SpaceX is betting that the concept will win out in the long term, pointing to the benefits of harnessing solar power directly in Earth's orbit.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
The costliest thing that Take-Two manages is the investment in developing new ideas and harnessing the potential of cutting-edge technology to deliver mind-blowing gaming experiences for fans.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
The North Star state now has an opportunity to write a narrative that positions it as a hub for both innovation and solidarity — harnessing stories that can travel beyond local borders and serve as a model for entrepreneurs everywhere.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
The Pennsylvania Democrat has been an enthusiastic supporter of Operation Epic Fury, even as his party pins much of its hopes on a November blowout in the Midterms on harnessing popular discontent against the war.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
So Jones tried something else — harnessing his leadership of the state Senate to seek an edge over Jackson.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
By harnessing excess power capacity among US households, SPAN aims to quickly expand the available compute for AI workloads without the costs and delays associated with trying to build warehouse-size data centers.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
Our approach gives us a huge competitive advantage by harnessing unprecedented amounts of data, as that ultimately defines what foundation models can achieve.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
However, SpaceX is betting that the concept will win out in the long term, pointing to the benefits of harnessing solar power directly in Earth's orbit.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
The costliest thing that Take-Two manages is the investment in developing new ideas and harnessing the potential of cutting-edge technology to deliver mind-blowing gaming experiences for fans.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
The North Star state now has an opportunity to write a narrative that positions it as a hub for both innovation and solidarity — harnessing stories that can travel beyond local borders and serve as a model for entrepreneurs everywhere.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
The Pennsylvania Democrat has been an enthusiastic supporter of Operation Epic Fury, even as his party pins much of its hopes on a November blowout in the Midterms on harnessing popular discontent against the war.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
So Jones tried something else — harnessing his leadership of the state Senate to seek an edge over Jackson.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harnessing
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The rooms Judy likes to give each hotel a personality, but using Poldark as inspiration wouldn’t be nearly quirky enough for the Hutsons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The stores will be roughly 20,000 square feet and exclusively accessible to gig workers using the retailer’s Spark delivery driver app to collect orders and bring them to customers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Originally utilizing polling by Gallup to determine award winners in television, film, and music categories based on popular opinion, the show switched to online fan voting in 2005.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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The three resorts enjoyed expansion and growth throughout the 2010s by utilizing low prices, gimmicks and attractions to lure guests.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Venezuela and the Caribbean nation — who in the 1990s signed a delimitation treaty establishing the terms for exploiting any hydrocarbon deposits on both sides of the border strip — share the Gulf of Paria, an inland sea at Venezuela’s westernmost end and south of the island of Trinidad.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Breaking the sound barrier without breaking hardware moves us a step closer to fully exploiting this new mode of planetary exploration.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Some portion of eligible people are probably discouraged from applying at all, believing the lottery system to be rigged or pointless.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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And if the cabinet grandfathers only the HS classes of 2024 and 2025 while applying the new rule to 2026 graduates, an entire cohort gets jammed onto the same clock as players one and two years older—a cliff disguised as a transition.—
Daryl G. Jones,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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Militant Islamist groups, such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and ISIS, have demonstrated increasing sophistication in their use of UAVs, employing them not only for reconnaissance but also for complex attack operations.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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However, a different metric from ADP that tracks slightly larger businesses (those employing between one and 19 people) finds an increase of 526,000 jobs last year.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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“Harnessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harnessing. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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