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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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The family of a 12-year-old girl who died after drinking a milkshake made in an unwashed blender at a cafe have called for a dedicated rating that scores food businesses on their allergy management.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It wasn’t painful, but after several weeks I developed alpha-gal syndrome, an increasingly common allergy to red meat, dairy and other mammalian food products.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

He had previously paid roughly $26,100 for a Four Seasons Yacht trip that he panned in a May review for sewage-smelling water in his cabin and inattentiveness to his bean allergy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

These sublethal effects can be compared to the way an over-the-counter antihistamine may relieve allergy symptoms while also causing drowsiness.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The anticipation was contagious, and my curiosity eventually outweighed my allergy to plunging to my death.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

"This would mean that people with allergies could make more informed choices about where they eat."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

To pay my respect, I ate not only for myself but my whole family, whose allergies and aversions led them to abstain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, conditions like allergies often don’t show up until a pet is 2 or 3 years old, Quammen said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

But please do not do this if you have allergies, or are likely to get stung.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

The truth is, I do not have allergies, but I could not admit that blackberries reminded me of my mother.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech


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