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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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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

Novartis agreed to acquire Excellergy for up to $2 billion, expanding its immunology portfolio with food allergy treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

His mother, Helen Blythe, has been campaigning the government to "act immediately" to roll out spare allergy pens in school ever since.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

We have a cultural allergy to first-mover status.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“Nope. Not without my throat hurting a lot. It’s called oral allergy syndrome.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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