mismanagement

Example Sentences

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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

In August 2025, the UK's Charity Commission pointed to "mismanagement" at the charity.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, Bondi was formally summoned to answer questions over any "possible mismanagement" of the justice department's investigation into the late convicted sex offender, according to a subpoena letter written by Comer.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Between mismanagement and the state of the economy, the farm suffered, and part was sold to the state of Tennessee with the intent of creating an old soldiers’ hospital.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis