mishandle
Example Sentences
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Mazón, of the conservative People's Party, has already said this month he is stepping down as regional leader due to a perception that he and his administration mishandled the crisis.
From BBC
Against this backdrop, Oakland’s 700-person police department has been operating with a vacuum at the top since last February, when Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was fired for mishandling police misconduct cases.
From Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County agreed to pay $5 million to the top executive of an election software company who was wrongly charged in 2022 with mishandling voter data.
From New York Times
Activists have been pushing the State Election Board to investigate whether Raffensperger mishandled his audit of Fulton County’s 2020 results, motivated by unproven claims of fraud.
From Seattle Times
Evidence suggests Lira and Griffin knew that he was mishandling the funds.
From Los Angeles Times
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