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pothole

[pot-hohl] / ˈpɒtˌhoʊl /


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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Riders and drivers took increasingly elaborate swerves to avoid the wince-inducing jolts of a full-on pothole clunk.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Within nine months, the patch repair had stretch marks, splits in the surface and, to its left edge, a new pothole had opened up.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Whereas each pothole patch costs about £73 on average, re-laying that same area as part of a planned maintenance programme – in which a road is resurfaced – was about £50, Percy said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Once, it caught a wheel in a pothole and almost tumbled over.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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