handicap
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Across the NBA, teams are having to play the most important games of the season with a serious handicap.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
There was further history for I Am Maximus, with a handicap of 11st 12lb, becoming the first top weight to triumph since Red Rum carried 12st in 1974.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Police in Auburn Hills, where Stellantis’s headquarters is located, said they don’t enforce parking regulations on the campus unless someone parks in a handicap space or a fire lane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The parking lot remains out of commission along with handicap access.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
If the wind was blowing on race day, whoever was assigned lanes five and six would likely start off with about a two-length handicap to overcome relative to the inside lanes.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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