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
And then there’s the biggest pothole of all on the road to pastoral wonder:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 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
When somebody had problems with garbage pickup or snow plowing or was irritated by a pothole, my dad was there to listen.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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She also noted that the mayor has fixed more than 170,000 potholes, expanded universal child care, and balanced the budget amid a $12 billion deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That’s where the group’s volunteers work in concert with Southern California Gas crews patching the scores of potholes created by extreme nature, not by radial tires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
I walk eight more sidewalk lines, noticing city sounds more than before: the beeping of a backing-up truck, the one-sided cell phone conversations, the rattling of tires over potholes.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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