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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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Professor Adam Fox, who specialises in paediatric allergy, said allergies now had "major public health implications for millions of people".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Food allergy rates in England are estimated to have doubled in the decade to 2018, according to a major study published in The Lancet in 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

Because the bot remembers you have a nut allergy, it won’t suggest noodles with peanut sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“I am perfectly healthy, madam, apart from a slight dustmite allergy, and I don’t think even you can do anything about that. No. What I want from you is your Book.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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