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Followers appreciate that their content is more educational or inspirational than an unboxing video or #sponcon post—and the way that it can sometimes scratch a voyeuristic itch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Though he closely follows the Grand Slams, checks weekly tournament results and runs his academy, he no longer feels the itch to compete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He and his team take what’s known as an integrated mosquito management approach to protect Salt Lake City residents from the incessant itch that the pests bring.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
It's so stupid and basic, and yet it scratches a tried-and-tested musical itch with such precision that you have to admire its audacity.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Just watching made my skin itch and twitch.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
In the park, a sunburned figure itches an arm cast; another slumps on a bench, picking at his eyes.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The reader itches to learn more about the enormous figure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
He will not consider coming off it, because when he tries, his skin itches.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
The first signs can be harmless, similar to mild side effects that usually pass quickly: after a shot, the skin around the injection site reddens; after taking drops, the oral mucosa itches.
From Scientific American ● May 4, 2023
A tingle travels up my spine and itches the back of my neck.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Trent Mosley itched and itched, the discomfort of standing on the sideline — not his foot injury that held him out of action since Aug. 22 — weighing on the senior receiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025
He had 28-day-old sutures he contemplated removing himself because they itched so badly.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
When University of Copenhagen evolutionary ecologist Kasun Bodawatta handled feathers from the Regent Whistler and the Rufous-naped Bellbird, his eyes teared up and itched like he was chopping onions.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2023
Once the band began to click as a whole, a natural fatigue from rehearsing kicked in as the cast itched to begin filming.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Bran itched under his grey and white woolens, and suddenly he wished he were anywhere but here.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Ever since, McCreary has been itching to dive into that arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The findings, made in mouse models, reveal a dedicated sensory system that may eventually help scientists develop better treatments for chronic itching disorders.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
I wish this weren’t the case, but my favorite thing in the world is working the legislative process to deliver for a community, and I am itching to get back to doing that work.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
But other companies that had been itching to list—notably Twitter—ended up having to wait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
My left eye is itching now, and I can barely stand to look at him.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
