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itch

[ich] / ɪtʃ /






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“It can itch as my skin adjusts to the glue or when sweat builds up under it,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

They were reportedly given antihistamines to help ease the itch of the bites, but supplies ran out.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Arnold first got the itch to search out isolated and vulnerable phone boxes during a walking holiday in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

Hana likes me to leave her alone mostly, and interrupting her nighttime routine makes my hands itch, but I have to ignore them.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

"I had forgotten how much a new beard itches," he said.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

The Pilots itched for the go-ahead — the moment to run out onto the field as a team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 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

The second one had a tag that itched.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine

The second pathway, known as the spinothalamic tract, transmits sensations involving pain, itching, and certain types of touch.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Additions like a full bus system, detailed non-player characters and a much, much larger map all have gamers itching to start playing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

"But equally when you're in pain or it's itching and you've got discomfort, living with it is just as bad."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The fine print: Can cause short-term itching in the scalp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There was a story here, somewhere, itching to be told.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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