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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

Dr Sian Ludman, a paediatric allergy consultant at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, said she felt there was "a lack for our patients" in south-west England with such limited immunotherapy options for children.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

With an allergy to abstraction and a phobia of cliche, Wilkerson trains a magnifying glass on the historical blob called “the Great Migration” and reveals the humanity of the people who compose it.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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