1.   An explosion of ragweed pollen is expected any day now.

2.   Drought or no drought, ragweed pollen can be counted on to fill the air every year.

3.   Drought or no drought, ragweed pollen can be counted on to fill the air from mid-August to mid-September every year in this part of the country.

4.   Everyone breathes in the same amount of ragweed pollen, but only those who are sensitive to it develop symptoms.

5.   For years, hay got the blame for all the misery created by ragweed pollen.

6.   Grohl and his new mates are overshadowed by a floating, pulsating blob that resembles a giant fleck of ragweed pollen.

7.   The ragweed pollen stays in the air until the first frost.

8.   The summer is winding down, but the season when ragweed pollen fills the air to torment allergy sufferers has just begun.

9.   We usually get a bit of a lull in July, then the ragweed pollen charges in around August to mop up survivors.