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mishandle

[mis-han-dl] / mɪsˈhæn dl /


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On cold tires, cars like the Ferrari don’t handle; they mishandle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

An independent investigation found that Wada did not mishandle the case or show bias towards the Chinese swimmers.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024

Wednesday was the best game that Clark had played all season, even if she did start 1 for 7 from the field and mishandle an inbound pass in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024

Then there was Hockenson’s mishandle of a hard throw from Kirk Cousins into the end zone near the end of the game.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

How can there be a public opinion concerning my book, he cries to us, if every journalist is to regard me as an outlaw, and to mishandle me as much as he likes?

From Thoughts out of Season Part I by Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici

And as Xi warned that the world's two largest economies could "come into conflict" if Washington mishandles the Taiwan issue, minor skirmishes broke out on the sidelines of their meeting.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

A majority of consumers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent are not willing to shrug off media and advertising that ridicules or mishandles their culture.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

Major mistake by the Bulldogs: Georgia’s Tyler Simmons mishandles a punt, and Notre Dame takes over at the Bulldogs’ 8-yard line.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2019

If a company mishandles user data that it holds, like in the event of a data breach, the business has 72 hours to alert EU users who were affected.

From Slate ● May 24, 2018

I wish you could see the way he mishandles a cigar.

From Quill's Window by George Barr McCutcheon

The company said an internal investigation had determined that the employees mishandled sensitive information, “violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The jury in Tampa, Fla., found that air taxi startup Joby Aviation owes roughly $116.9 million to aviation supplier Aerosonic after it allegedly breached a confidentiality agreement and mishandled trade secrets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

They claim Ledward has mishandled distribution of the funds and “cannot be trusted with the continued administration of the estate.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

I knew at some level that I had mishandled the situation, but Wickersham’s approach made admitting a mistake the last thing I could possibly do.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The BBC understands the former employees were not let go for raising safety concerns but for allegedly mishandling sensitive information.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organization that evaluates artificial intelligence models.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Medtronic faces several proposed class-action lawsuits over the breach, alleging mishandling of health information and poor cybersecurity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

State Farm relies on various outside firms to litigate policy disputes, including some stemming from alleged mishandling of claims related to the January 2025 wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Jones was a large man and strong enough to shake off his attackers, but he did not respond to his mishandling with force of his own.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy


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