pothole

One way to consider today’s higher rates is as a “return to normal” after the crisis pothole.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I think that we have to shift it away from ideological labeling to really concrete economic ideas — you know, they call her a pothole pragmatist, the DSA does. ... That’s what we need.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Mamdani appeared to echo them in April, when he made a media event of filling a pothole in Staten Island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

And then there’s the biggest pothole of all on the road to pastoral wonder:

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

The drive was quiet, with me carefully steering while Dad said little except to grumble when I accidentally hit a pothole.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

At news conferences, she focuses on meat-and-potato issues such as the amount of time it takes the city to fix streetlights and potholes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

She also noted that the mayor has fixed more than 170,000 potholes, expanded universal child care, and balanced the budget amid a $12 billion deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

For the first time, the city has also got its own detachment of mounted police officers, workers have filled in the potholes and manhole covers have finally been laid flush with the surrounding pavement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Every time City Hall fails to do that— potholes that don’t get fixed, streetlights that stay dark, 911 calls that go unanswered — it erodes people’s faith that government can solve problems at all.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

There are no potholes, no bumps, no double-parked cars—hardly any cars.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi