allergic
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When Catalina Romero arrived at Catalina Island’s tiny emergency room this week with a severe allergic reaction, officials decided she needed medical attention on the mainland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
We’ve met such men before, and I’m ordinarily allergic to films in which actors cry in an effort to make the audience cry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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
I battled a different sort of guilt when I sat at my office distracted by the idea that Malia might be allergic to peanuts.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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