mouser
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Other high-profile Westminster pets include Downing Street's chief mouser, Larry the cat, and his Foreign Office counterpart Palmerston, who died in February after retiring to Bermuda.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The UK's most famous feline, Larry the cat, marks 15 years as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power of 10 Downing Street.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
I wrote about Charlie in The Backstory, because I can truthfully state that Charlie was the best cat ever, and the best mouser ever.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
He also developed an antagonistic relationship with the Foreign Office’s own mouser, Palmerston, who has since retired from public duty.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
Ralph shuddered at the thought of an electronic mouser sending his family screaming into the snow to freeze to death.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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