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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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“If you’ve had chickenpox naturally, that will go away, but it will live dormant. It’ll hang out within your nerves,” Tbakhi, now an allergy and immunology fellow at the University of Cincinnati, explained.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

She explained that parents of children with allergies have all the usual worries but "first and foremost is your allergy".

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

He said his wife discovered her allergy only this spring when she “turned red as an Oompa Loompa” and went into anaphylaxis two hours after eating a hamburger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

BBC News has seen samples of stolen "fitness-for-work" medical examinations containing information such as blood and urine test results, along with doctors' notes mentioning conditions including a "shellfish and banana allergy".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

I couldn’t help my allergy to electronic stuff.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

She has had two more subsequent ICU stays, and deals with ongoing asthma and allergies.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

These include autoimmune disorders, allergies, and complications involving transplant rejection.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Stephanie Kerr was one of several parents and experts in Regent House School in Newtownards on Friday training teachers about safety for pupils with severe allergies.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In a statement, her family said "significant changes" were needed to protect people with food allergies.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Those allergies were really getting to him, I thought.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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