mismanagement

Example Sentences

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Oil wells across the region have sustained damage after years of mismanagement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

"Serious mismanagement" at a charity set up to help former and current professional footballers put funds at risk, a Charity Commission inquiry has found.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

His campaign is built around removing “waste and mismanagement of public funds.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“The worms never get satisfied, regardless of how much food you give them,” she said when Romanians complained about the food shortages brought on by her husband’s mismanagement.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt