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Recent Examples of handicapper
Top political handicappers tweak their predictions Los Tigres del Norte has been outspoken in championing the rights of Latinos and immigrants living in the United States.
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Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, calls this year’s election a toss-up.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
The election handicapper rated the race as one of just three 2026 Senate toss-ups.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
My Oscar oracle, sports handicapper Danny Sheridan, has been uncannily correct picking the top six categories over the last five years.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, calls this year’s election a toss-up.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
The election handicapper rated the race as one of just three 2026 Senate toss-ups.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
My Oscar oracle, sports handicapper Danny Sheridan, has been uncannily correct picking the top six categories over the last five years.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicapper
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Anonymous tipsters can contact police at 1-866-60-CRIME or go to stancrimetips.org.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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After plastering a wanted photo around the Bronx neighborhood, a tipster later identified him to cops as someone who sells weed out of a van in the area.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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While odds reflect bookmakers’ careful analysis of league stats, headlines, history and player analytics, the sway of public opinion can move betting lines, too, and Clark is like a public-opinion gravity field.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Tagle, 67, along with Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, is one of two favorites, according to several bookmakers, including the UK's William Hill.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The speculator fell into debt; the author bailed him out.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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While sentiment and institutional positioning remain negative enough to support the market, already the fast-money speculators were re-activated by the multi-day surge last week.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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The oddsmakers don’t agree with Aikman, with FanDuel Sportsbook giving the Cowboys the 18th-best odds to win the Super Bowl below teams like the Arizona Cardinals and the Chicago Bears.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
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Young gunslinger River Thames, whose owners elected to give him time after running third in the Blue Grass and thus skipped the Derby, trained by none other than Todd Pletcher, seems to be getting a bit of his own back in the eyes of the Pimlico oddsmakers as the third-favorite in the race at 9-2.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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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 22 May. 2025.
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