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If I err, and I do, my legs sometimes itch so fiercely they feel on fire and I break out in hives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
To scratch that fully voyeuristic itch, we often have to wait for merger and dealmaker principals to talk for themselves: the sit-down broadcast interviews; the expansive anecdotes from a panel stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She wasn't able to watch the game in person, but has found other ways to scratch her O'Canada itch.
From BBC ● Sep. 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
I eyed the story swirling in the air, felt the itch to continue in my palms, then took a quick glance behind me.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
It’s not just the lack of discovery, though that is critical, maybe because it scratches those deep primal hunter/gatherer itches.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
“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
Something itches at the back of my mind.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
As the COVID-19 pandemic waned, Baseman itched to go out.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
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
Her bones ached, and her skin itched from the constant damp.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
The uphill climb continues for the Chargers, who play at Seattle on Sunday, with the defending Super Bowl champions itching to respond to an upset loss at Washington in Week 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The fine print: Can cause short-term itching in the scalp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
You’re doing it wrong if you experience persistent tightness, burning, itching or redness, said Gohara, the dermatologist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Thirteen days after Hannah Stephenson stayed a night in a Travelodge hotel, she is still itching with red lumps over her body - a nightmare she would not wish on her "worst enemy".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
He said, “I decided to lay o’er there ’til the itching passed.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
