mismanage

Example Sentences

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I don’t know Muir’s contract situation, but he has repeatedly mismanaged the basketball program.

From Seattle Times

The state’s 2011 prison realignment was a turning point in reducing incarcerated populations, though the savings were often mismanaged and diverted to law enforcement rather than more effective community initiatives.

From Los Angeles Times

The majority ended up in landfills or was incinerated, and a significant proportion was mismanaged, ending up polluting terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

From Science Daily

However, the Charity Commission later ruled it had been mismanaged - although it said there was "no dishonesty, bad faith, or inappropriate gain in the operation of the charity".

From BBC

Ultimately, minimizing the persistence of mismanaged plastic products will require innovative plastic formulations and product form factors, along with concerted effort across the plastic life cycle to mitigate leakage.

From Science Daily