mishandled
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Tommy Edman led off with a single, and then Betts scorched a 100.9-mph one-hopper at shortstop Cooper Pratt, who mishandled it, giving Betts a single to put two runners on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The jury in Tampa, Fla., found that air taxi startup Joby Aviation owes roughly $116.9 million to aviation supplier Aerosonic after it allegedly breached a confidentiality agreement and mishandled trade secrets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
People familiar with the events said Oman also mishandled the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
There were alleyways and roads bordered by teetering piles of broken and damaged furniture, stowed away, perhaps, to hide the evidence of mishandled magic, or else hidden by castle-proud house-elves.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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