mismanagement

Example Sentences

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Most drillers are cautious about investing there after years of mismanagement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Earlier this year, Bondi was formally summoned to answer questions over any "possible mismanagement" of the justice department's investigation into the late convicted sex offender, according to a subpoena letter written by Comer.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The accompanying protests toppled the once-powerful president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was accused of mismanagement and corruption.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Cuba was already facing its worst economic and energy crisis since the end of the Cold War, because of a combination of a fall in tourism after the coronavirus pandemic and government economic mismanagement.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The backdrop was a prisonwide feeling of rebelliousness: inmates in A-block had been demonstrating during the preceding weeks over prison mismanagement.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover