allergic to

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For all the iconic battles between the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer or Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, McIlroy and Scheffler seem practically allergic to one another when it comes to weekend golf.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Nonetheless Bengali voters were seen as allergic to the BJP for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Brayen is allergic to dairy, banana, pineapple, peas, green beans, wheat, egg, soya, nuts and peanuts, kiwi, root vegetables and pea protein.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

One potential consequence is that an unpermitted insect species could trigger reactions in people allergic to shellfish, which can have the same allergenic proteins.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

She often has a nurse’s white gauze mask over her nose and mouth because she’s allergic to chalk dust.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood