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Recent Examples of pothole
Photograph: Can-Am The ride was further complemented with the KYB front suspension with 5.5 inches of travel that sucked up the potholes and other asphalt issues.
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Roberto Baldwin, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
In her first budget this coming Wednesday, the U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will announce a $650 million fund to fill more potholes.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
At the time of the incident, eight construction workers were fixing potholes on the bridge.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Its asphalt is filling potholes in six states as well as Canada.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Roberto Baldwin, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
In her first budget this coming Wednesday, the U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will announce a $650 million fund to fill more potholes.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
At the time of the incident, eight construction workers were fixing potholes on the bridge.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Its asphalt is filling potholes in six states as well as Canada.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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The basin stretches over eastern Montana, western North Dakota and South Dakota and the southern Canadian province of Saskatchewan.Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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The first large-scale venture by Oxy, costing $1.3 billon in the Permian basin of West Texas, is called Stratos.Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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As frustration continues to mount over sprawling homeless camps in nearly every corner of the Bay Area, the state is stepping in with millions of dollars to move people from city sidewalks, parks and floodplains across the region and into shelter and housing.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Communities of the Barotse derive diverse livelihoods from the floodplain, including livestock rearing, crop production, and fishing.Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Inside Lebanon, the politicians who, together with Hezbollah, had driven the country into an economic ravine now began jockeying for power: Could Amal, the other main Shiite party, seize the advantage?Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Efforts were ongoing on Saturday morning to recover some of the bodies that had fallen into a ravine, a local government official who asked not to be named told Reuters.Reuters, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Book From $171 per night Crash Beside the Tennessee River in This Cozy Chattanooga Cabin with a Watchtower Soak up the Tennessee River Gorge’s grandeur from a pet-friendly waterfront cabin in the heart of this dramatic river canyon.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Still, an audience of about 30 gathered to sit and look out over the canyon.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Microsoft emails have been in the news recently as they were being hacked by a man accused of a hack-and-trade fraud, but this is an entirely different kettle of malicious phish.Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Electric kettles are a great small appliance that provide an easy way to heat water without having to use your stove.Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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As for accessories, Swift subtly matched Kelce's Jacquemus horse-print camp shirt with a black Dior saddle bag, bringing the old Taylor back to the phone with a bright red lip and black cat-eye liner.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2024
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Driving the news: With the foliage getting ready to put on a vibrant display and a few more weeks of potentially great weather, now is a good time to pack up the saddle bags and hit the road.Christine Clarridge, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024
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Unlike dogs, rats can wriggle through the cracks and crevasses of a container ship.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Never mind that no one had ever built a nuclear locomotive or run rails through tunnels crossing constantly shifting crevasses.Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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The skies are the star attraction at Clear Sky Resorts Bryce Canyon, a new property set in a quiet gulch just 16 miles southeast of Bryce Canyon National Park.Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Owyhee Canyonlands, with stunning red gulches, winding rivers and a moon-like landscape where a volcano with a caldera once 600 times larger than Mount St. Helens erupted, stands as the largest unprotected wilderness area in the American West.Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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