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handicap

[han-dee-kap] / ˈhæn diˌkæp /




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They’ve raised concerns about a sunshade placed over the dock, a wooden walkway to connect the restaurant to handicap parking spots, and a wedding that was held on site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Norris' belief is based on his understanding that McLaren's slow-speed performance will be a handicap at the next race in Monza, and two races after that in Azerbaijan.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

He has an 8 handicap in golf and can drive a ball 300 yards from the tee, so if you need a ringer for a charity tournament, Goroyan will play the role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Shah admits that Uncle Sam could contribute to volatility, as markets try to handicap these potential worries.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

If this forfeit demand were respected, it would place me at a tremendous handicap.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

With Rory McIlroy's Masters success - and career Grand Slam - expected to inspire a surge in participation, golf bosses are warning humble hackers to avoid cheating on their handicaps.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

Finally a speaker came forward and spoke of Chicago’s South Side, its Negro population, their sufferings, and handicaps, linking all that, also, to the world struggle.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Yet the House is down to a minuscule majority, and Senate Republicans are handicapped by the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham and the hospitalization of Sen. Mitch McConnell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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

Some clearly display handicapped plaques as they go to the store.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025

Cognitive fluency and watery judicial eyes aside, Arriaga and I are still handicapped without a PC.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024

Mr. Brunner parked his wheelchair at the base of the handicapped ramp.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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

The new Siri is proving to be difficult because Apple came into the AI race by handicapping itself.

From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025

Aston Martin locked out the back row of the grid in Belgium just a week ago, the car's high drag handicapping it on the long, high-speed sections at Spa-Francorchamps.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025

But Gramm, who is also a horse owner, is addicted to the data and the handicapping game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

Let them all begin alike, say I.  They will be handicapped heavily enough as they go on in life, without our handicapping them in their first race. 

From Town Geology by Charles Kingsley


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