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An Ohio creamery is recalling several of its ice cream flavors because of undeclared allergens.—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025 This one vacuums, mops, maps your home, empties itself into a 60-day bin, and even filters allergens with a HEPA system, all without needing babysitting.—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 July 2025 Kroger and Walmart stores in Ohio and Northern Kentucky sold bread with an undeclared allergen.—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025 Fine hairs in your nose called cilia filter out dust, allergens, germs and environmental debris.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for allergen
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Allergen,, blend of allerg- (in Allergieallergy) and -gen (in Antigenantigen)
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