handicap

Hollywood is having a hard time right now, but its biggest handicap may be a certain class of celebrity influencer that has been suffered for too long to live in la-la land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He has an 8 handicap in golf and can drive a ball 300 yards from the tee, so if you need a ringer for a charity tournament, Goroyan will play the role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Shah admits that Uncle Sam could contribute to volatility, as markets try to handicap these potential worries.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 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

John: Narrowly beaten in hot Cheltenham handicaps on each of his past three starts this season, including when pipped in the Ultima Handicap Chase by Johnnywho.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

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

Anne Thompson handicaps the race so far thus: Noting that several countries still haven’t chosen their submissions, “Cannes prizewinners have an increased profile with the international committee, including Norway’s ‘Sentimental Value’ and Brazil’s ‘Secret Agent.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

Man is preoccupied with freedom yet laden with handicaps.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

But they are, from the sick and handicapped at Lourdes to the tens of thousands who lined the streets of Paris to glimpse the bishop of Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Despite a fine run when second to Panic Attack in the Coral Gold Cup in November, he simply doesn't look well enough handicapped to win.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

Byron Callan, a defense analyst at Washington, D.C.–based Capital Alpha Partners, which advises investors on government policy matters, has handicapped five possible outcomes in Iran.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

Cognitive fluency and watery judicial eyes aside, Arriaga and I are still handicapped without a PC.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024

We find a handicapped parking spot right in front of the studio, and after the usual unloading the chair down the car ramps, seating me and strapping me in, then attaching Elvira, we roll inside.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

It irks people when they buy milk but gets scant attention when they buy stocks, unless it’s about handicapping what the Fed’s next rate move might be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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

Though, it should be said, at this point all that election handicapping is nothing more than speculation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

"The rules of golf and handicapping rely on the integrity of players," Moir added.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

These were found to be either abnormal and handicapping such as emotional parturition; or stimulative and promotive, as dynamogenic reaction.

From Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster by Samuel Henry Prince