mismanage

Example Sentences

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In that interview, Ms Yulo said that contrary to allegations, she did not mismanage her son's money and had in fact deposited it at a bank in Manila.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

If humans mismanage the land by recklessly razing forests or by farming in unsustainable ways, emissions that warm the planet can increase.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2022

“We didn’t have any money to mismanage, because we didn’t have any money,” Spence said of the JFK8 campaign.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022

As he approaches a likely third term in power that would start next year, it could be politically damaging if his government were to mismanage Evergrande.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021

You never would have had any property to mismanage if it hadn't been for her; and see the way you show your gratitude for it.

From The Man Who Stole A Meeting-House 1878, From "Coupon Bonds" by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)