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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

It’s that saliva that triggers an immune response in humans—and makes us itch long after the mosquito has gone.

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

I started to get that buzzy itch in the back of my head like when I first started the lawn business.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

ETFs scratch other itches too, including tax avoidance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

In the park, a sunburned figure itches an arm cast; another slumps on a bench, picking at his eyes.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

Now, imagine if there was one super-recipe that would allow me to scratch both itches simultaneously?

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

“I have been a nerd and a jock my whole life, so this scratches both itches for me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2023

It itches my nose and reminds me of my grandma’s house.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

He had 28-day-old sutures he contemplated removing himself because they itched so badly.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

As Black L.A. began to build political power, Mexican American leaders itched to get one of their own back into City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

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

Francie worked up a fever that night and the site of the injection itched painfully.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

"It's been difficult. I've had to take a lot of antihistamines, which have made me quite drowsy. I've been waking up in the night itching," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

She was itching to climb, but when she hoisted herself up onto the next rock, she felt it shift slightly under her weight.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder