as in to misconduct
to manage badly
the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of mismanage
LaFleur also badly mismanaged the clock in the final minute, leaving Chicago enough time to drive for a game-winning field goal.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Why do all Falcons coaches continually mismanage the clock?
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
But now signs have emerged that Argentina’s bizarre and long mismanaged economy is starting to look a little more normal.
—Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
As donors engaged in conversation, strategists would suggest that their money was being mismanaged with inefficient or wasteful spending.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Why do all Falcons coaches continually mismanage the clock?
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
But now signs have emerged that Argentina’s bizarre and long mismanaged economy is starting to look a little more normal.
—Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
As donors engaged in conversation, strategists would suggest that their money was being mismanaged with inefficient or wasteful spending.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mismanage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanage
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Other establishments were not damaged but remain inaccessible due to the devastation.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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About 12,000 structures have been damaged of destroyed.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors also point out that Darden violated several conditions of his bail following his conviction last October.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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In one instance, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Department of Homeland Security's 2017 decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program violated that law, the Administrative Procedure Act.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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This is of course a bit bewildering to read at a time when Trump is days away from being sworn in as president again and no longer facing any of these federal criminal charges, having entirely avoided concrete consequences for his misconduct, not only on this but mishandling classified documents.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Those cases leveled some of the most serious accusations a president could face: One, in Florida, accused Mr. Trump of mishandling classified documents, while the other, in Washington, centered on his effort to disrupt the peaceful transfer of presidential power.—
Ben Protess,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The series concluded earlier in January after exploring how Grace, who was legally proven to be 21 years old, was abused by two adoptive families before finding her current fresh start with a new family, Vincent and Nicole DePaul.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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During the tantrum, the child verbally abuses the parent and also destroys property within the home.—
Samantha Mann,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Mismanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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