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Recent Examples of harnesses
Delve into the profound depths of your unconscious mind as an expert reader harnesses the transformative power of tarot cards.
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Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The study comes just several months after researchers from the University of Washington demonstrated the creation of a similar stretchy thermoelectric wearable that also harnesses human body heat for power.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
The Perfecting Lip Color harnesses the benefits of ginseng to smoothen, rejuvenate, and moisturize.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In his pursuit, Glen harnesses the universal language of storytelling, from short films and animations to podcasts and interviews, unwaveringly changing perspectives with a blend of humor, education, and raw emotions.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
This innovative tool harnesses the power of light therapy to brighten and plump the skin, effectively reducing fine lines and wrinkles while providing instant soothing relief.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
But decades of pop culture have made vampires one of the ubiquitous monsters, and Hotel Transylvania harnesses our innate familiarity with Dracula to recast the Count in a flattering, family-friendly light.
—James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
This silky essence that harnesses the power of snail mucin to hydrate, plump, and repair skin.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
This disparity highlights a vulnerability in the industry's approach and illustrates the need for a more balanced strategy that harnesses the power of AI and safeguards against its misuse.
—Jason Crawforth, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The study comes just several months after researchers from the University of Washington demonstrated the creation of a similar stretchy thermoelectric wearable that also harnesses human body heat for power.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
The Perfecting Lip Color harnesses the benefits of ginseng to smoothen, rejuvenate, and moisturize.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In his pursuit, Glen harnesses the universal language of storytelling, from short films and animations to podcasts and interviews, unwaveringly changing perspectives with a blend of humor, education, and raw emotions.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
This innovative tool harnesses the power of light therapy to brighten and plump the skin, effectively reducing fine lines and wrinkles while providing instant soothing relief.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
But decades of pop culture have made vampires one of the ubiquitous monsters, and Hotel Transylvania harnesses our innate familiarity with Dracula to recast the Count in a flattering, family-friendly light.
—James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
This silky essence that harnesses the power of snail mucin to hydrate, plump, and repair skin.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
This disparity highlights a vulnerability in the industry's approach and illustrates the need for a more balanced strategy that harnesses the power of AI and safeguards against its misuse.
—Jason Crawforth, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harnesses
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Each clan of sperm whales uses its own set of clicking sounds to communicate.The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
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This piece of exercise equipment uses gravity and your body weight to create resistance.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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For the protective coating, the research utilizes trifluoromethane (CHF3), a by-product of plastic manufacturing.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2025
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That’s because Apple utilizes OpenAI’s industry-leading large language models.Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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That only applies to iOS, though.Chris Welch, The Verge, 26 Dec. 2024
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The recall applies only to units with the Julian code 327 and a use by date of Jan 5, 2025, which can be found printed on the side of the plastic egg carton.David K. Li, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent work on the Israeli Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) dairy farm exploits Convolution Neural Networks (CNNs) and Transformers to reach 98% face detection and a 96% accuracy in identifying cows.David G.W. Birch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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This idea exploits the current limitations of AI systems and the ease with which unexpected shifts in the data can trick them.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
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The tracker relies on radar technology and satellites to keep tabs on Santa, according to NORAD, which notes those methods are the same ones the agency employs to protect skies over North America.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The business operates more than 11,000 stores across the nation, according to Reuters, and employs close to 200,000 people.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Harnesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harnesses. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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