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
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
“It is a serious matter for any government official to mishandle classified documents,” Turner said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
A man hasn't many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
From Life's Handicap by Rudyard Kipling
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
“What data is being collected? Who is it actually being shared with? Under what legal regimes are they being protected? If someone mishandles my information, what is my recourse?”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2020
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
The jury in Tampa, Fla., found that air taxi startup Joby Aviation owes roughly $116.9 million to aviation supplier Aerosonic after it allegedly breached a confidentiality agreement and mishandled trade secrets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work," a spokesperson told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ms. Salter explains the Rueggs’ strategy: If they would not be freed, the couple reasoned, they would “embarrass the court by drawing attention to the way it had mishandled their case.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Jody had been hard on her and others, but life had mishandled him too.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
The company fired three safety researchers for mishandling sensitive information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Numerous whistleblowers have come forward in the past two years to say the agency was mishandling its private data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The university's administration is under fire over its alleged mishandling of the October 2024 incident and, according to US media, now faces a no-confidence vote by Cornell faculty.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
"We must sincerely reflect on the mishandling that occurred," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 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
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