handicap
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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
The government's decision to expand the scheme to include a further 3,000 companies was welcomed by business groups who have long identified high energy costs as a major handicap for UK business.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
But do you think my hands were as great a handicap as the bone spurs?
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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
But he couldn’t go much higher with the handicaps he faced at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
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
Some clearly display handicapped plaques as they go to the store.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025
He lifted the handicapped placard out of the pocket in the door beside him.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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 tracks contend that because they give you minimal handicapping information, and that you are not betting against the house but other players, it’s a game of skill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 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
"The rules of golf and handicapping rely on the integrity of players," Moir added.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
He saw that he must deliver up his precious pack, the burden of which was effectively handicapping him in the race for life.
From The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
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