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
Obviousness is this film’s handicap — and the main joke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
His golf handicap just went up in my book.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
And as such, he comes into this court under a handicap, notwithstanding our pretensions that all are equal before the law.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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
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
We all have some handicaps we are cursed to accept as we struggle with life.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The skiff was sailing well considering the handicaps and he steered with the tiller under his arm.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
It has long been handicapped by a rule requiring full consensus among members, meaning decisions are few and far between.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
On the ground in Bosnia, we were handicapped daily by extremely contradictory and restrictive orders written back in the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Cognitive fluency and watery judicial eyes aside, Arriaga and I are still handicapped without a PC.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024
He won because his season-long performances gave him a handicapped head start.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Moonlight made shadows from the things on the dresser, including the handicapped red truck.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Three smart financial thinkers recently did some handicapping for us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 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
Even if Christine’s daily coverage was often buried on a page deep in the section, surrounded by handicapping and small-type results, Christine would rise to the occasion and give you a well crafted non-obvious story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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
Arndt, Paul, on handicapping of Germany because of meagreness of colonial possessions, 107.
From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.
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