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mismanaging



VERB
manage badly
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Feldstein Soto has also been accused of mismanaging her office and using the city’s prosecutorial powers for personal vendettas in multiple lawsuits, allegations she has repeatedly denied.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Adam Wyden’s hedge fund, ADW Capital, also accuses Driven’s majority owner, private-equity firm Roark Capital, of mismanaging the business in the letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But more recently, critics have accused him of mismanaging a deep economic crisis.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

The Nelsons allege in their lawsuit that Bonnie and Christopher Warford got control by lying to their sister, wrongly telling her the Nelsons were mismanaging the music business and her affairs.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023

For weeks before Garfield's death, medical journals and general newspapers had accused Bliss of mismanaging his care.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow



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