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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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The family of a 12-year-old girl who died after drinking a milkshake made in an unwashed blender at a cafe have called for a dedicated rating that scores food businesses on their allergy management.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mia St Hilaire, who had a tree nut allergy, suffered an anaphylactic shock and died after she drank a Twix milkshake at the Pop Inn Cafe in Bermondsey, south-east London, in August 2023.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It wasn’t painful, but after several weeks I developed alpha-gal syndrome, an increasingly common allergy to red meat, dairy and other mammalian food products.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Accommodating a child’s food allergy is one thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Must be a latex allergy, is Ted’s diagnosis.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Protein shakes, powders or bars can be useful for some, including high-level athletes and those who have certain allergies, but they should not replace a healthy diet.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

To pay my respect, I ate not only for myself but my whole family, whose allergies and aversions led them to abstain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, conditions like allergies often don’t show up until a pet is 2 or 3 years old, Quammen said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

As for the negatives, she talks a lot about allergies and weird hobbies, like the kid who collects movie ticket stubs.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty


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