Swiss cheese
noun
: a hard cheese characterized by elastic texture, mild nutlike flavor, and large holes that form during ripening
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Imagine a slice of Swiss cheese, with random holes where a fraudster can get through.
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Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Cubes of French bread soak up all the savory goodness of broth, white wine, garlic, and onions, then bake in an eggy Swiss cheese mixture.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
The burger list includes a variety of options with bacon, pastrami, Swiss cheese and ranch toppings.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
The bridge collapse, like other calamities, is probably the result of overlapping low-probability failures, said Edward Tenner, a historian and expert on disasters — akin to what happens when, by chance, the holes in a stack of Swiss cheese slices line up perfectly.
—Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Top the bottom half of each pretzel roll with several slices of corned beef and top with Swiss cheese.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Symptoms of giant liver flukes in deer No external symptoms, but a hunter might encounter large white or brown lesions or holes inside the deer’s liver reminiscent of Swiss cheese.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
The turkey and brown sugar bacon variety also starts at $6.69 and is made with sliced turkey, brown sugar bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and Dijon spread, Arby’s said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Pile them high with fresh mushrooms, sour cream, and Swiss cheese.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024
Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Cubes of French bread soak up all the savory goodness of broth, white wine, garlic, and onions, then bake in an eggy Swiss cheese mixture.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
The burger list includes a variety of options with bacon, pastrami, Swiss cheese and ranch toppings.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
The bridge collapse, like other calamities, is probably the result of overlapping low-probability failures, said Edward Tenner, a historian and expert on disasters — akin to what happens when, by chance, the holes in a stack of Swiss cheese slices line up perfectly.
—Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Top the bottom half of each pretzel roll with several slices of corned beef and top with Swiss cheese.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Symptoms of giant liver flukes in deer No external symptoms, but a hunter might encounter large white or brown lesions or holes inside the deer’s liver reminiscent of Swiss cheese.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
The turkey and brown sugar bacon variety also starts at $6.69 and is made with sliced turkey, brown sugar bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and Dijon spread, Arby’s said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Pile them high with fresh mushrooms, sour cream, and Swiss cheese.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024
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