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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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Unlike Lyme disease, which is an infection, alpha-gal is an allergy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

More people are learning about alpha-gal syndrome, a potentially life-changing allergy linked to the lone-star tick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Warmer days often means greater pollen emission and if sunny, dry and breezy they are notoriously the trickiest days for allergy sufferers.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Meltzer describes it as similar to developing an allergy, something he and his colleagues hope to expand research on.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026

I have an allergy to catching and throwing and kicking and dribbling of any kind.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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