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In a hotly competitive sector where customers demand faster transactions and lower costs, the rewards of building the best blockchain mousetrap could be vast—the penalties for missing out, proportionately painful.
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A Florida man who suspected neighbors were stealing his mail set up a mousetrap in his mailbox — but the victim of his plot ended up being the mail carrier.
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Many of the offices contain mousetraps to fight the inevitable infestation.
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Many of the offices contain mousetraps to fight the inevitable infestation.
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Many of the offices contain mousetraps to fight the inevitable infestation.
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Many of the offices contain mousetraps to fight the inevitable infestation.
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However, McNew had to accomplish that while blindfolded and with mousetraps scattered across the table.
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After the Ricketts family purchased the Cubs in 2009, team President Crane Kenney offered Tom Ricketts two items for his windowless office — a mousetrap and a fly swatter.
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First Known Use of mousetrap
15th century
First Known Use of mousetrap
circa 1864
MOUSETRAP Defined for English Language Learners
mousetrap
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noun
Definition of mousetrap for English Language Learners
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: a small trap for catching mice
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