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pothole

[pot-hohl] / ˈpɒtˌhoʊl /


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Scottish councils paid out more than £2m in pothole compensation over the past five years, a BBC investigation has found.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

They agreed to pay half a cent more at the cash register to fund buses, trains and pothole fillings in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Voters settled control of roughly 40% of the local governments across England that handle trash collection, pothole filling, low-income housing and various other day-to-day administrative functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The UK government said it wants to end the "pothole plague" although Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who is responsible for roads in England, struck a pothole and damaged her Mini Cooper last month.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Bit put a pothole in the middle of memory lane.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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