pothole
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Out of 207 local authorities that hold the information, 147 provided information to the BBC about the number of pothole claims received in the last five years and the ones that were successful.
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
He said: "A pothole hasn't got politics, it just needs fixing. But a pothole is only a sign of failure of resurfacing and maintaining the network."
From BBC • May 4, 2026
“After twenty years of living in America,” he said, swerving the truck to avoid a pothole the size of a beach ball.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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