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allergy

[al-er-jee] / ˈæl ər dʒi /
NOUN
reaction to certain food, material, etc.
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“If you’ve had chickenpox naturally, that will go away, but it will live dormant. It’ll hang out within your nerves,” Tbakhi, now an allergy and immunology fellow at the University of Cincinnati, explained.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Mia St Hilaire, who had a tree nut allergy, suffered an anaphylactic shock and died after she drank a Twix milkshake at the Pop Inn Cafe in Bermondsey, south-east London, in August 2023.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Authorities familiar with the investigation previously told The Times that the third victim was Catalina Romero, a 45-year-old resident of Avalon who was being taken to the mainland after suffering a severe allergy attack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

BBC News has seen samples of stolen "fitness-for-work" medical examinations containing information such as blood and urine test results, along with doctors' notes mentioning conditions including a "shellfish and banana allergy".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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

She has had two more subsequent ICU stays, and deals with ongoing asthma and allergies.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

These include autoimmune disorders, allergies, and complications involving transplant rejection.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Niamh Kennedy has three children who have food allergies and she is the chair of Food Allergy NI, the voluntary group who organised the training.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Maybe the tickly moustache isn't helping his allergies - and combing it won't make much difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He’d lately been complaining a lot about his allergies, even though in the fall you’d think there wouldn’t be much pollen in the air.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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