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pothole

[pot-hohl] / ˈpɒtˌhoʊl /


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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

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

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation said the lifespan of a pothole repair depended on the "quality of the patching" and other conditions.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

At which point the carriage hit a pothole and flew thirteen-and-one-half inches into the air before crashing down again.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

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

That’s where the group’s volunteers work in concert with Southern California Gas crews patching the scores of potholes created by extreme nature, not by radial tires.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 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

When AFP visited, municipal workers were fixing a road that residents said had been riddled with potholes for years.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

It’s a mirage, Khalid told me once—like the mirages you see way out in the middle of a desert, but instead, they shimmer over the cracked pavement and potholes of our little town.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender




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