misspend
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Davis pleaded guilty last month to state and federal felony charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
Eating out frequently, memberships that aren’t being used, and multiple impulse purchases are some of the ways people misspend.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2021
“If there was a way to misspend money, it seems DHS leadership or their grantees thought of it and tried it,” state auditor Shad White said Monday.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2020
“If there was a way to misspend money, it seems DHS leadership or their grantees thought of it and tried it,” White said Monday.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2020
The next Sunday was Easter, and as there had been no liberty at San Pedro, it was our turn to go ashore and misspend another Sunday.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
Numerous investigations and reports have determined that the city often misspends money designated for at-risk students, using it to meet regular expenses and staffing needs that the per-pupil funding should cover.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
In the first of the eight prints, young Tom Rakewell inherits wealth from his miserly father and misspends it for the remainder of his life in copying the lifestyle of an aristocrat.
From The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) by Anonymous
The workers’ coordinated front is going up against a school district facing leadership turmoil and suspicion of misspent funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
She plans out every part of the trip to avoid even one misspent moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Dame Meg Hillier, chairwoman of the Commons treasury committee, said "we need to have answers" to ensure taxpayers' money was not being misspent.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
“There was no wrongdoing or things being hidden or money misspent or being stolen. What he’s saying, there’s nothing of that, you know?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
“This can’t be the first time an unauthorized person misspent money.”
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
There will be clear rules to prevent misspending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“If we end up misspending a couple of hundred billion dollars, I think that that is going to be very unfortunate, obviously,” Zuckerberg said in a September podcast.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
During her tenure, her agency uncovered tens of millions of dollars of local government misspending and questionable financial practices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024
In February, a Manhattan jury found Wayne LaPierre, the longtime leader of the N.R.A., liable for misspending $5.4 million of the organization’s money.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
The women next door have another reproach: Maria Isabel is misspending the hard-earned money, $100 to $150 a month, that Enrique diligently sends his daughter.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
