mismanagement

Example Sentences

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Mr. Pratt has aptly attacked Ms. Bass for mismanagement, especially on the wildfires, which burned down his home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The accompanying protests toppled the once-powerful president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was accused of mismanagement and corruption.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Cuba was already facing its worst economic and energy crisis since the end of the Cold War, because of a combination of a fall in tourism after the coronavirus pandemic and government economic mismanagement.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

But the UFW is a shadow of its former self, marginalized by decades of infighting, bad decisions and what critics say is gross mismanagement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen