pothole

One way to consider today’s higher rates is as a “return to normal” after the crisis pothole.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I think that we have to shift it away from ideological labeling to really concrete economic ideas — you know, they call her a pothole pragmatist, the DSA does. ... That’s what we need.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

And then there’s the biggest pothole of all on the road to pastoral wonder:

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

Along one of the streets I stepped into a pothole and severely sprained my ankle.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

A poet and rapper who once handled complaints about potholes and dropped kerbs for Croydon Council is now using rap and spoken word poetry to explain council policy to young people.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

For the first time, the city has also got its own detachment of mounted police officers, workers have filled in the potholes and manhole covers have finally been laid flush with the surrounding pavement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 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

Darrell was the biggest kid in the whole school, towering over everyone with a greasy, meaty face full of hills, valleys, and potholes.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson