pothole
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Within nine months, the patch repair had stretch marks, splits in the surface and, to its left edge, a new pothole had opened up.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
This pothole was merely one of more than a million that blight our roads.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The BBC asked four road surfacing experts how long a pothole repair should last.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
"I was annoyed the pothole just ripped the tyre and there was no warning on the road," she said.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The radio had stopped working consistently a year earlier; it would come to life only if I hit a pothole or stopped suddenly enough to violently shake the car and spark a connection.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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