pothole
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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
What can this pothole tell us about the state of UK roads?
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
And then there’s the biggest pothole of all on the road to pastoral wonder:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
I knew every house, every tree and shrub, every pothole in the road.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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
He pledged to prioritise potholes and stopping housing developments opposed by locals if re-elected.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
He railed against the city’s challenges with public safety, potholes, and the abuse of dogs on Skid Row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The paint was peeling on buildings, the streets pitted with potholes, and the whole estate resigned to its own shabbiness.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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