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handicap

noun as in advantage

verb as in give disadvantage

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And while Democratic governors were sympathetic about calls to fight back, most were handicapped by independent redistricting commissions or maps with little ground left for Democrats.

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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.

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While she is an up-and-comer with a handicap that lists her as scratch golfer, placing her in the top 1% of women in the U.S., the American Junior Golf Association lists her 461st among girls.

Several surveys have signaled that Kennedy could handicap Republicans if his vaccine policy, not his healthy-eating initiative, becomes a dominant issue next year.

And that’s assuming they survive their challenge in the Supreme Court, which is impossible to handicap.

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