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The Titans were supposed to be handicapped by the absence of star running back Derrick Henry, who has run over and through opponents the last two-plus seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2021

Perhaps even more than the Met Gala, which can be handicapped by sometimes silly theme.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2021

To carry the child into adult life Is to be handicapped.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 25, 2016

A surprised interviewer asked whether the smooth functioning of government might be handicapped by having a president without power.

From US News ● Mar. 9, 2016

Why should brains exercised in one direction be handicapped in comparison with those exercised in another?

From Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day by Alfred Farthing Robbins


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