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hay fever

NOUN
allergic reaction to pollen
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This combination of high pollen levels, very warm days and oppressive nights can be particularly troublesome for hay fever sufferers.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

He told the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 that more research is needed to see if climate change could also be increasing the amount of pollen circulating and making hay fever symptoms more severe.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

"While for some their symptoms can be mild, for many their hay fever symptoms impacts their quality of life," says Anne Biggs, deputy head of clinical services at Allergy UK.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Tree pollen affects 25-35% of hay fever sufferers and typically runs from March to early June for most trees.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

I got a hay fever attack and sneezed ten or twenty times into a nuggety hanky.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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