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mismanages



VERB
manage badly
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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

There is a man called O'Brien, who mismanages my uncle's affairs.

From Romance by Conrad, Joseph

I am afraid she mismanages her affairs sadly.

From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn