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Recent Examples of handicap
Noun
When Britain leaves the EU, British financial services companies would lose the automatic right to operate in all the other 27 EU states, a big handicap. Washington Post, 23 June 2017 One man, who has a handicap, had to escape through a window, according to media reports. Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity.com, 21 June 2017
Verb
None have or will handicap economic growth and prosperity to diminish emissions in the hope that other nations will follow suit. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024 As mentioned earlier, the Rams have won four of their last five, with a 3-1 record in the four games that Kupp and Nacua have played together. Eagles vs. Rams Prediction This is admittedly a tough game to handicap, as the final scores show the Eagles keep blowing teams out. Matt Modi, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for handicap 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicap
Noun
  • This leaves lower-income workers at a significant disadvantage in creating long-term financial security.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Even with a lightsaber in his hands and a handful of hostages, our villain seems to be at a disadvantage and forced to continue to improvise.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Discrediting the science As the industry’s recruitment of spokespeople aimed to stem the tide of local gas bans, SoCalGas faced another obstacle: Mounting research that revealed the harmful health effects of gas stoves.
    Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Their change of heart reflects the inconvenient practical obstacles to suddenly cutting off access to a popular platform.
    Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Which dyes carry more risks than others is also unclear due to the lack of research and funding, which is hampered by industry lobbying, added Mande, CEO of Nourish Science, a nongovernmental organization focused on US nutrition crises.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The delay also gives the two sides time to put the lawsuit to rest, which would otherwise hamper any negotiations.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fetterman is a co-sponsor of the Laken Riley Act — an immigration bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants — which cleared its first hurdle toward passage in the Senate last week, when 33 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans in the 84-9 vote Thursday.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
  • One persistent hurdle is maintaining staff engagement in a high-turnover industry.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Biden also issued a sweeping executive order Monday blocking about 625 million acres of offshore areas from future oil and gas drilling, potentially hindering Trump's plans to quickly scale up fossil fuel production.
    Zachary Basu, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This situation affected investor confidence and hindered its stock performance during 2024.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Her Taiwanese heritage and my Swedish background have cemented a foundation that grows and flourishes beyond all barriers, cherishing what SoCal and the world have to offer.
    Claës Nordenskiöld, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The localizer is a barrier at the end of the runway that helps with aircraft landings and was blamed for exacerbating the crash’s severity.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This intergenerational transfer of wealth while providing essential support to parents and grandparents often impedes young adults’ ability to accumulate wealth.
    Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Congress has delegated much of its foreign economic authority to the White House, but the biggest speed bump impeding Trump's ability to impose tariffs on Canada may be a trade deal negotiated under Trump himself: the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • According to reports, Rocko, born Rodney Ramone Hill Jr., was arrested last month and charged with disorderly conduct, misdemeanor willful obstruction of law enforcement officials, and criminal trespass.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Trump was ultimately charged with four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Handicap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handicap. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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