handicap
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This would risk becoming an embarrassment as well as a handicap.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Shah admits that Uncle Sam could contribute to volatility, as markets try to handicap these potential worries.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
His golf handicap just went up in my book.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
I could never drive the ball that far, but at one time, I sported a respectable 6 handicap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
I tell you, Mother, it’s just too much of a handicap to endure.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
As far as handicaps go, if you are sweeping your putts, you’re only hurting yourself and no one else…keep it enjoyable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
It also created a ranking system, Spindex, with the hopes of making it a ratings scale similar to golf handicaps.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
But he couldn’t go much higher with the handicaps he faced at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
Administrators admit the system is open to abuse and some players artificially manipulate handicaps to improve their chances of winning amateur competitions.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
Man is preoccupied with freedom yet laden with handicaps.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
He was an excellent fifth to Jagwar at last year's Cheltenham Festival and is now much better handicapped with that rival.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Byron Callan, a defense analyst at Washington, D.C.–based Capital Alpha Partners, which advises investors on government policy matters, has handicapped five possible outcomes in Iran.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Hoy’s wife, Kathleen, said her late husband had medical issues, used handicapped parking and though he would sometimes “yell at traffic” she had never known him to draw his weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Some clearly display handicapped plaques as they go to the store.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025
Moonlight made shadows from the things on the dresser, including the handicapped red truck.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
That’s a sharp reversal from the past two years, when investors were handicapping how quickly the Fed would be cutting rates despite stubborn inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Historical Horse Racing, allowing people to bet on past races with little handicapping information, has greatly increased purses in Kentucky and other states, where it is legal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
The new Siri is proving to be difficult because Apple came into the AI race by handicapping itself.
From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025
"The rules of golf and handicapping rely on the integrity of players," Moir added.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
The horses are driven in two-wheeled "sulkies" of little weight, and the handicapping is exclusively by time-classes.
From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton)
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