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handicap

[han-dee-kap] / ˈhæn diˌkæp /




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The parking lot remains out of commission along with handicap access.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Clearly being without a full 15 on the field is a handicap for all teams but the very best sides, which is what England aspire to be, still find a way to win regardless.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Her Greek birthplace came to be a lifelong handicap: the Hoxha regime was convinced she was a foreign spy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

This team will more than likely go to a golf course, put their phone away and immerse themselves in chasing a scratch handicap for four hours.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

She compensated for this handicap by developing a memory on which was indelibly stamped everything she had ever heard or seen or experienced.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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