Wensleydale
noun
Wens·ley·dale
ˈwenz-lÄ“-ËŒdÄl 
: a mild white friable cheese of English origin
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But to lean into the Britishness of Wallace & Gromit — Wensleydale cheese and all — proved to be a powerful weapon at Park and Crossingham’s disposal.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Their greatest love in life is cheese – especially rolls of Wensleydale.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Their greatest love in life is cheese – especially rolls of Wensleydale.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Wensleydale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wensleydale. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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