mismanage
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In that interview, Ms Yulo said that contrary to allegations, she did not mismanage her son's money and had in fact deposited it at a bank in Manila.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024
WildEarth Guardians in their complaint blame “a century of unsustainable water uses and mismanage of the Grande” for conditions that barely allow the minnow and other protected species to survive.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
As he approaches a likely third term in power that would start next year, it could be politically damaging if his government were to mismanage Evergrande.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2021
“We’re in control of the game, and then we mismanage the puck four times in the last seven, eight minutes,” Coach Todd Reirden said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2018
It is they who choose the few supreme persons who manage or mismanage the world's affairs.
From Woman and the New Race by Sanger, Margaret
Reporting from The New York Times has highlighted the way that the jail complex mismanages the stationing of its nearly 8,000 uniformed staff members, with some rarely interacting with detainees at all.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2022
Wired’s investigation is a deep dive that demonstrates how your data can be at risk if a massive company mismanages internal access to it or carelessly leaves it open to outsiders.
From The Verge ● Nov. 19, 2021
"It’s not uncommon that a conservator mismanages money and profits off of that," Kaplan said.
From Fox News ● Oct. 1, 2021
And it's many a tear He must have shed at the way England mismanages it.
From Peg O' My Heart by Manners, J. Hartley
There is a man called O'Brien, who mismanages my uncle's affairs.
From Romance by Conrad, Joseph
Audax swiftly countersued, claiming H.I.G. mismanaged the business after taking over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put her in this process. But it has been mismanaged by Sussan Ley."
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Reached by telephone, Marino declined to comment on the letter or the mismanaged director’s search.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
Nearly half, or 46 percent, ends up in landfills, while 17 percent is incinerated and 22 percent is mismanaged and becomes litter.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
But that casino, mismanaged and too far away from major highways, was a money-losing business.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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The group were were being punished for "mismanaging" the battery exchanges for Spiro motorbikes, which they denied.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
ADW Capital accuses majority owner Roark Capital of mismanaging Driven Brands, whose shares dropped 30% last month after disclosing financial errors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
But many Cubans blame their own leaders for mismanaging the economy — and straying from the ideals of Castro’s revolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
In a country where at least one in two citizens are in poverty according to multiple measures, Weah faces accusations of mismanaging government funds.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
For weeks before Garfield's death, medical journals and general newspapers had accused Bliss of mismanaging his care.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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