allergic to
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Olivia Munn is at home with her son, Malcolm, 4, who can be heard in the background of our call announcing that dinosaurs are allergic to lasers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Mr. Luhrmann is a purveyor of tabloid cinema—punchy, entertaining, sensationalist, intensely allergic to stasis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
One potential consequence is that an unpermitted insect species could trigger reactions in people allergic to shellfish, which can have the same allergenic proteins.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
You are a beginning or intermediate skier, allergic to long lift lines, more interested in peace and quiet than après-ski action.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
“Once I wondered whether you were allergic to small hospitality chocolates.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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