mouse
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Bots are now working to beat this system, too, trying to mimic the small imperfections of real human movement with tools that add natural-looking curves and randomness to the path of a mouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, the results are still limited to molecular experiments in cultured mouse muscle cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
Beneficiary designations are a low-impact way of passing on assets, and can often be done online with a click of a mouse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The book, which offers strategies for navigating the metaphorical mouse maze, is really an ode to adaptability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Could he really turn it into a mouse?
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
In experiments with mice, the material transformed the cavity created by lost brain tissue into a more favorable environment for healing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Because mice generally prefer to escape the water, they gradually learn where the platform is located.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Older mice often need more time to locate the platform, reflecting the decline in learning and memory that can accompany aging.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
In experiments with aged mice, researchers found that dietary supplements containing compounds associated with Ascidiacea, commonly known as sea squirts, reversed several signs linked to aging.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
We met so few new mice in our little life.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
For one, the dock occasionally disappeared when I opened a full-screen Chrome tab in laptop mode, and it didn’t pop up when I moused around the bottom of the screen.
From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2022
I have moused and clicked through a few, mostly ones I could watch without covering the screen whenever the children walked by.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
Figuring that black-clad subversives might congregate on the indie boards, I moused over to Pop Genius to check out the state of the conversation around Death Cab For Cutie.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2015
Jamie videoed her dance routine and then they ran it in slow motion and moused it into shape, speeding up moves or slowing them down, repositioning legs, arms and head.
From Nature ● Mar. 17, 2015
He had neither sold nor bought stock, but had moused around, with the skill of an old habitué, for information concerning the eligibility of the two men who were seeking his daughter's hand.
From A Young Girl's Wooing by Edward Payson Roe
He was moved out of the department's central London building during the Covid pandemic and in 2020 he formally retired from his mousing duties.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Typing and mousing for long periods is stressful for the finger and wrist muscles as well as the forearms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
When mousing in snow, the fox's long snout also allows it to reach its prey earlier, as mice are very sensitive to movements in their environment and can quickly escape.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
If the DeskPad feels like overkill, try Logitech’s $19.99 Desk Mat, a soft-cloth mat with a nice mousing feel in an assortment of soft colors.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Charles said harshly, “Say, what you mousing around at?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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