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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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Across most facilities, detainees reported improperly cooked food, a lack of dietary or allergy accommodations and irregular mealtimes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Dr Sian Ludman, a paediatric allergy consultant at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, said she felt there was "a lack for our patients" in south-west England with such limited immunotherapy options for children.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Allergy expert Prof Adam Fox says the provision of specialist allergy services and even knowledge among GPs about allergies "is not as good as it could be".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

According to data collected by the CDC, since the late ’90s allergy rates in kids have increased 70 percent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

She has developed a random allergy to certain words.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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