pothole
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"I live in Macduff and on the main road there is a big pothole, you've got to avoid it every time or slow down. I'm frightened I'll go over it and rip the tyre again."
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
A Reform UK spokesman said its councils have been trying to find "new solutions to fix the broken roads they inherited", including using "cutting-edge new technology to make pothole repairs faster and more efficient".
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The Land Rover smashed through a pall of diesel smoke and bounced as it hit a pothole.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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