mismanagement
Example Sentences
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"Serious mismanagement" at a charity set up to help former and current professional footballers put funds at risk, a Charity Commission inquiry has found.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
He added that mismanagement of water resources is a “catastrophe” for farmers and people displaced by fires.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Lawmakers and the Commerce Department’s watchdog office say the program has suffered from mismanagement, network failures and lack of oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
It found there was "a lack of clarity in delegations" which led to "mismanagement in the administration of the charity" and issued the organisation with a plan to "address governance weaknesses".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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