mismanagement

Example Sentences

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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

His campaign is built around removing “waste and mismanagement of public funds.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

That is a departure from not long ago, when mass layoffs registered as a sign of trouble or mismanagement and that a company needed to take drastic measures to right its performance.

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