mismanagement
Example Sentences
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California has taken significant steps to increase the odds of homes surviving wildfires in recent decades, in response to increasingly destructive wildfires fueled partly by global warming and a history of forest mismanagement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
In June, the Housing and Urban Development Department cut off federal funding for L.A.’s homeless agency, citing fraud and flagrant mismanagement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Though the west African country's oil production has historically been hampered by pipeline theft and allegations of state corruption and mismanagement, the June numbers mark the highest recorded crude production since April 2020.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
She told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast that she wanted answers about why efforts to investigate allegations of financial mismanagement were "frustrated" by party chiefs.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
“There are too many things to report now for the news to catch it all. But if you look at the history of crisis mismanagement, it’s an easy prediction.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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