handicap
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With the West Coast handicap division weakened, Mott figured it was a good time to try the Pacific Classic again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Shah admits that Uncle Sam could contribute to volatility, as markets try to handicap these potential worries.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Another of Apple’s AI advantages, its emphasis on protecting users’ privacy, is also a handicap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
His golf handicap just went up in my book.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
From infancy, he had some kind of hernia condition which was to handicap him physically for the rest of his life.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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
Not all races are handicaps—in the Triple Crown, for example, all male horses carry 126 pounds—but most top races for older horses, including the Santa Anita Handicap, are handicaps.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
He was an excellent fifth to Jagwar at last year's Cheltenham Festival and is now much better handicapped with that rival.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
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
Hoy’s wife, Kathleen, said her late husband had medical issues, used handicapped parking and though he would sometimes “yell at traffic” she had never known him to draw his weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Some clearly display handicapped plaques as they go to the store.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025
He is neither disabled, handicapped, nor developmentally delayed in any way, so there was no reason to assume anyone would take issue with his admittance to Beecher Prep—whether it is an inclusion school or not.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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
His entire life was dedicated to horse racing and handicapping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025
"The rules of golf and handicapping rely on the integrity of players," Moir added.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
The horses are driven in two-wheeled "sulkies" of little weight, and the handicapping is exclusively by time-classes.
From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by James F. (James Fullarton) Muirhead
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