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
But in another victory for the administration, the judge on Tuesday clarified that his order did not apply to pausing a federally run program that helps New York cover the cost of sheltering migrants in hotels, since the government has specific concerns that the funds were being mismanaged.
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Charlie Savage, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have blamed California’s Democratic leadership, particularly Gov. Gavin Newsom, for mismanaging the state’s water supply and failing to take enough preventative measures to keep fires from breaking out and spreading.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
Brooks, running for a third term, argues the village’s finances have been mismanaged, with funds diverted causing delays in community projects at the expense of residents.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The dispute turned into a discussion of how Zuckerberg, in Wynn-Williams’ eyes, had mismanaged Facebook.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
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Charlie Savage, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have blamed California’s Democratic leadership, particularly Gov. Gavin Newsom, for mismanaging the state’s water supply and failing to take enough preventative measures to keep fires from breaking out and spreading.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
Brooks, running for a third term, argues the village’s finances have been mismanaged, with funds diverted causing delays in community projects at the expense of residents.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The dispute turned into a discussion of how Zuckerberg, in Wynn-Williams’ eyes, had mismanaged Facebook.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanage
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Their son and daughter-in-law, Cameron Bott, 35, and his wife, Diana, 36, whose nearby home was damaged in the tornado, initiated a discussion about starting a GoFundMe to offset potential insurance shortfalls in rebuilding the gas station.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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In total, mountain pine beetles have damaged about 5,600 acres of forest.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Not the least of which is that the terms of the settlement clearly violate antitrust law, which was the grounds for the lawsuit in the first place.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Earlier in the episode, Whitfield and Lindy violate Mabel — then pour hot coffee on her — before Whitfield pushes her down on the breakfast table and rapes her.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
6 Apr. 2025
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To build and maintain trust, brands must avoid three common pitfalls: irrelevant messaging, over-saturating the inbox and mishandling data.—
Katie Jewett,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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South Korea has admitted its agencies mishandled adoptions after an investigation sparked by hundreds of complaints from adoptees.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Authorities subsequently found that the boy and Ruby's 10-year-old daughter had been seriously abused.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In May 2023, Attorney General Kwame Raoul published a 696-page report, which found that over about seven decades, at least 1,997 children have been abused by 451 Catholic clerics and religious brothers across the state’s dioceses.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Mismanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanage. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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