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to put into action or service
huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
By harnessing water, not burning oil or gas, to produce electricity, this new energy matrix was supposed to help mitigate the effects of global climate change — not make Ecuador a victim of it.
—José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Each team is likely to be eager to harness Maggio's skills and experience.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
When they are exposed to radiation, tardigrade cells harness the power of hundreds of genes to create new proteins used to repair DNA.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
By harnessing water, not burning oil or gas, to produce electricity, this new energy matrix was supposed to help mitigate the effects of global climate change — not make Ecuador a victim of it.
—José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Each team is likely to be eager to harness Maggio's skills and experience.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
When they are exposed to radiation, tardigrade cells harness the power of hundreds of genes to create new proteins used to repair DNA.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
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This is not the first time that Bad Bunny has used his platform to elevate political messaging.Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers roster is nearing completion for the 2025 season, but center field could use an upgrade.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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What to Know The nationwide surge in the usage of Starlink followed a Forbes report, published in December, that noted 20,000 Iranians were utilizing the service to bypass government restrictions online and censorship.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Nvidia — Shares gained 2.5% after the company announced new gaming chips for PCs utilizing its Blackwell technology at CES in Las Vegas.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Security Experts Speak Out About The Latest PayPal Attacks A number of security professionals have now spoken out about the latest attack methodology being exploited by these PayPal threat actors.Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Misinformation can emotionally exploit a situation, hijack conversations from emergency information and, in some cases, lead to financial scams, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Firefly Bulk Create is powered by Adobe Firefly Services, a set of APIs for generative AI tasks such as resizing assets, or swapping backgrounds, and applying the changes to thousands of pieces of content with one action.Joan Verdon, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Previously, the perk only applied to members of Starbucks’ loyalty program.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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All general managers employed by Edmonton in these years sent away picks and prospects in an effort to win the Stanley Cup.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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The park employs an average of 1,400 workers, Turner said.Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Harness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harness. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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