mishandled

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Mishandled documents are often returned with little fanfare or national news coverage.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

Mishandled evidence leads Orange County D.A. to drop or reduce charges in dozens of cases involving assault, drug possession and weapon smuggling.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2021

“Which is why the best tackle in the game refuses to play for them now. Same reason I left. Mishandled injuries and withheld info. All evidence points to them being guilty!”

From Reuters • Aug. 13, 2019

Mishandled marketing and bungling public relations can make the slickest of businesses look incompetent.

From BBC • May 8, 2011

"Mishandled from the start," snapped the Daily Mail.

From Time Magazine Archive