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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

There's no cure for hay fever, but there are medicines which can relieve symptoms and help you feel a bit better.

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

"And, for me, the truth came when I was full of hay fever, six hours away from the deadline."

From BBC Oct. 22, 2025

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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