squirrel cage
noun
1
: a cage for a small animal (such as a squirrel) that contains a rotatable cylinder for exercising
2
: something resembling the working of a squirrel cage in repetitiveness or endlessness
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Creative power can be dammed up or forestalled by everyday life, ordinary life, life in the squirrel cage.
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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2025
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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Squirrel cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirrel%20cage. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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