mismanagement

Example Sentences

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“HUD cannot ignore LAHSA’s wanton mismanagement of public funds,” Hughes said in his letter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Nigeria's GDP is the fourth largest in Africa, but after years of mismanagement and corruption, its grid is often shakier than that of neighbouring, poorer countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In Cuba, anger has been growing at the government over the blackouts and decades of mismanagement of the economy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The charity received an official warning from the regulator in September 2022 "for mismanagement that had taken place from its incorporation in 2013 to the beginning of 2019".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Between mismanagement and the state of the economy, the farm suffered, and part was sold to the state of Tennessee with the intent of creating an old soldiers’ hospital.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis