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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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“Hell’s Kitchen,” a New York story of a wunderkind discovering her gift, helped me get over my allergy to the jukebox genre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Across most facilities, detainees reported improperly cooked food, a lack of dietary or allergy accommodations and irregular mealtimes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

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

According to data collected by the CDC, since the late ’90s allergy rates in kids have increased 70 percent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Also I discovered a dangerous allergy I didn’t know he had.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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