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

Cities and counties are scrambling to prepare for a potential overhaul of how they pay for all sorts of services, from policing to pothole repairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

Another pothole, one that rattled the teeth in my head.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

"I used to drive through the streets and think we should be doing this, we should be doing that - fixing potholes, improving the roads, stuff that matters to people."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

They bemoaned the condition of roads, which are pockmarked with potholes, as well as the pace of development, which has accelerated in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

I wheel Brian over the cindery snow, easing him around the potholes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood