mismanage

To mismanage one’s scent in the early modern period was to risk being judged dirty, diseased or morally suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

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

"You shouldn't mismanage your business in this ridiculous manner."

From The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad

Reporting from The New York Times has highlighted the way that the jail complex mismanages the stationing of its nearly 8,000 uniformed staff members, with some rarely interacting with detainees at all.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2022

Wired’s investigation is a deep dive that demonstrates how your data can be at risk if a massive company mismanages internal access to it or carelessly leaves it open to outsiders.

From The Verge ● Nov. 19, 2021

"It’s not uncommon that a conservator mismanages money and profits off of that," Kaplan said.

From Fox News ● Oct. 1, 2021

And it's many a tear He must have shed at the way England mismanages it.

From Peg O' My Heart by J. Hartley Manners

I have been very happy sometimes during the past year; and whatever the blind Fate that mismanages the world may elect to demand in payment, I shall not haggle.

From The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking by James Branch Cabell

For most of the 20th century, the federal government managed, and frequently mismanaged, the energy resources on tribal trust lands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Germain mismanaged the land campaign against the American rebels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put her in this process. But it has been mismanaged by Sussan Ley."

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

U.S. prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Powell over allegations that he mismanaged a building renovation.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

The Osage were also able to retrieve at least a portion of the oil funds mismanaged over decades by the U.S. government.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Former workers said development of the game was chaotic and accused its boss, Leslie Benzies, of mismanaging the studio.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The group were were being punished for "mismanaging" the battery exchanges for Spiro motorbikes, which they denied.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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

He has been blamed for mismanaging the bullpen, mucking up the lineup, and failing to put this team in a position to succeed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

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

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow