mishandle
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On cold tires, cars like the Ferrari don’t handle; they mishandle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
An independent investigation found that Wada did not mishandle the case or show bias towards the Chinese swimmers.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
Wednesday was the best game that Clark had played all season, even if she did start 1 for 7 from the field and mishandle an inbound pass in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
Davis will be the kick returner to open the regular season, although he did mishandle a punt in the Chargers’ second preseason game, the ball eventually going out of bounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Besides, masters generally mishandle affairs of this sort.
From Acton's Feud A Public School Story by Frederick Swainson
And as Xi warned that the world's two largest economies could "come into conflict" if Washington mishandles the Taiwan issue, minor skirmishes broke out on the sidelines of their meeting.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
A majority of consumers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent are not willing to shrug off media and advertising that ridicules or mishandles their culture.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
Sitting in a hotel conference room, her Chanel flats looking almost too nice against the brashly patterned carpet, Knightley has delved into discussing motherhood even though it’s a topic she thinks the media generally mishandles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2018
If a company mishandles user data that it holds, like in the event of a data breach, the business has 72 hours to alert EU users who were affected.
From Slate ● May 24, 2018
I wish you could see the way he mishandles a cigar.
From Quill's Window by George Barr McCutcheon
They claim she has mishandled distribution of the funds and "cannot be trusted with the continued administration of the estate".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It said millions of phone calls from customers were "likely mishandled" over nearly a three-year period which prevented or delayed customers from switching to a better deal.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The announcement followed months of criticism that federal cleanup workers had mishandled debris — including dumping fire debris and contaminated pool water on neighboring properties.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
"If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even come into conflict, pushing the entire China-US relationship into a highly perilous situation," he said.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
It was a question of whether Rindlisbacher had mishandled his initial contact with Reggie.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
The motive, Tan alleged in the lawsuit, was fear by department officials that they would be sued by Salehpour’s family for mishandling the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Bolton pleaded guilty this morning to mishandling classified government information.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
John Bolton, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to mishandling classified security information as part of notes he compiled for a book.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Henry denied any mishandling of talks, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Jones was a large man and strong enough to shake off his attackers, but he did not respond to his mishandling with force of his own.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
