as in mismanagement
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as in damaging
to manage badly
the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy
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Noun
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Much of the money poured into those projects is believed to have been lost to years of gross mismanagement, inflated contracts and corruption schemes involving officials tied to Venezuela’s socialist regime.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026 -
People who have had enough of mismanagement in our government.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Here's how to clean a touchscreen without damaging it.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Be sure your mower has a chute blocker and point the chute towards your own property, not the neighbor’s, to avoid making a mess or damaging their cars.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The mishandling of pregnancies behind bars is a widespread problem, with women around the country saying they were neglected or harmed while they were locked up.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Cox fired Tanner in May 1988 for his mishandling of the Braves’ young pitchers, replacing him with Nixon.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Cuba has said the planes were violating Cuban airspace.—
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Driscoll pleaded guilty later in 2010 to violating the order of protection, which was later terminated.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In a statement to USA TODAY, a Samsung spokesperson said the company denies any intentional misuse and said the image was provided through a third-party content partner for Samsung TV Plus, its free streaming service.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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The audits had confirmed the news reports of Cheng’s prolific misuse of his CSCU credit card and his generous relocation benefit to move from northern Westchester County on the Connecticut border to the Constitution State.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Any crackdown should protect that access while still going after the bad actors abusing the system.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Authorities accused her of abusing and neglecting Noel.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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“Mismanaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanaging. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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