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 Sunday, and as there had been no liberty at San Pedro, it was our turn to go ashore and misspend another Sabbath.
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 government expected nothing in return and had no easy way to recoup misspent money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
She plans out every part of the trip to avoid even one misspent moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
He alleges that some government officials hoped to bypass the legal requirements, including public consultation, that are supposed to prevent taxpayers' money from being misspent.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
Other issues to arise in this contest have included the role of school police on campus and allegations that the district misspent voter-approved funding to increase arts instruction, questions that the candidates have addressed below.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
“This can’t be the first time an unauthorized person misspent money.”
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
The rules will soon establish a strong, streamlined process to limit misspending, with required financial and programmatic audits and streamlined alternatives for smaller scholarship organizations.
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
Top job: California controller Biggest splash: During Yee’s tenure as controller, her agency uncovered tens of millions of dollars of local government misspending and questionable financial practices at state agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 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
