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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
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
"Humans and animals experience this kind of itch, but no one knew the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind it," Duan said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The mere point of her finger seemed to make Lord Fredrick itch.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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
He will not consider coming off it, because when he tries, his skin itches.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
“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’s 5:48 in the morning, I’m thinking of making an outfit for my clock radio, and I’m so full of caffeine that my scalp itches.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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
Every time GEO workers sprayed the chemical, Hernandez said, his nose and eyes itched, he had trouble breathing and felt nauseous.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
Uncanny Keith had massive, muscular shoulders which prevented it from reaching the back of its own head, where the hair itched and chafed along its annoyingly upright spine.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2022
At the word love, her hands itched so fiercely that she was afraid she would drop the flowers.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Hampered by injury, she only started four times in the Women's Super League - so is itching to get going in the new campaign, which kicks off on Friday, 4 September.
From BBC ● 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
But despite his nautical ambitions, Tortorella had been itching to get back behind the bench.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
“I’m taking this thing off. It’s itching like a chili pepper ant,” Valley said as they slid into the tall seafoam-green booth.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
