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allergic

[uh-lur-jik] / əˈlɜr dʒɪk /


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By February, he told his wife he was feeling itchy but Kate said doctors thought it might be an allergic reaction to medication.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

She was never above criticism; financial television has long been too cozy with the executives it covers and too allergic to the kind of confrontational reporting that treats CEOs as accountable public actors.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

You’re not the only person to have an allergic reaction to the idea of probate.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Dupixent, first approved in 2017, was nearly five years ahead of the next drug and is now the most widely prescribed antibody on the planet, treating nine different allergic diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“I don’t think I'm allergic to water buffalos.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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