pothole
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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
The BBC asked four road surfacing experts how long a pothole repair should last.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation said the lifespan of a pothole repair depended on the "quality of the patching" and other conditions.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
This pothole was merely one of more than a million that blight our roads.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
I knew every house, every tree and shrub, every pothole in the road.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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