mismanage

Example Sentences

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Yann Leriche, chief executive of Eurotunnel's owner Getlink, said the change was something the business "cannot mismanage", with problems "not an option".

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

WildEarth Guardians in their complaint blame “a century of unsustainable water uses and mismanage of the Grande” for conditions that barely allow the minnow and other protected species to survive.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

I didn’t understand how people with enough money could so easily mismanage it or make monumentally bad financial decisions.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 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

If the Assistant Commissioner wanted to mismanage this affair nothing, of course, could prevent him. 

From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph