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Recent Examples of handicapper
Before the vote, the top election handicapper had 213 districts at least leaning Democratic, 208 at least leaning Republican and 14 toss-ups.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2026
One reason to doubt the betting prowess of handicappers like Perry, who claims to make tens of millions a year gambling, is that the professional sportsbooks are carefully designed to prevent such success stories.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan handicapper of congressional elections, has predicted that neither party will gain an overall advantage due to redistricting.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Second, though, is the degree to which the market handicappers are taking the consensus 13% S & P 500 profit growth largely at face value, not allowing for the common pattern of estimate erosion.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2026
One reason to doubt the betting prowess of handicappers like Perry, who claims to make tens of millions a year gambling, is that the professional sportsbooks are carefully designed to prevent such success stories.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan handicapper of congressional elections, has predicted that neither party will gain an overall advantage due to redistricting.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Second, though, is the degree to which the market handicappers are taking the consensus 13% S & P 500 profit growth largely at face value, not allowing for the common pattern of estimate erosion.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicapper
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The money that actually stays with a bookmaker typically runs at less than a 10% margin on that headline figure.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Boyle Sports is Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker and signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with West Ham in July 2025.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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As with other futures markets, compute contracts would also draw speculators — traders with no direct need for GPU capacity but a view on where compute prices are headed.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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But beyond that historic wealth event, the massive deal is resetting expectations for the sprawling network of startup firms, venture funds and high-net-worth speculators that dominate private markets for unlisted technology stocks — and for every major IPO that follows in its wake.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Nonetheless, the Under is pricier at the market-making operations, such as Circa Sports in Las Vegas and the offshore oddsmaker Pinnacle Sportsbook.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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That’s an exponentially better chance than betting analysts say oddsmakers would’ve given the 1980 American ice hockey team (likely in the 1000-to-1 range).—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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According to Samsung tipster Ice Universe, the update finally adds a network speed indicator to the status bar.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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In the weeks that followed the shooting death of a 19-year-old Marine in Fort Worth earlier this year, the suspect bragged about the killing to a tipster, according to police documents.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Handicapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handicapper. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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