misallocate

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Recent Examples of misallocate But in many cases, developing an outsize fear of a rival has led the United States to misallocate government resources, lose sight of the need to nurture its own sources of strength, become distracted by peripheral threats, or even become mired in unnecessary wars. Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 The authors of that USC paper acknowledged that rent control is a blunt tool that can misallocate capital in housing. Star Tribune, 3 July 2021 Industrial policy of this sort would misallocate capital in a way that would slow the economy’s transition to a post-virus new normal. Glenn Hubbard, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020 Without collaboration, companies may fail to fully consider partner capabilities and incentives in investments and so may misallocate resources. Daniel Pellathy and Ted Stank, WSJ, 9 July 2020 This will drastically misallocate necessary funding for services such as public health and education, harming those most vulnerable. Adam Eichen, The New Republic, 27 June 2019 LaMore, who was executive director of the organization, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam to conspiring to misallocate federal funds to pay his salary and to inflating invoices to obtain additional cash for himself. David Owens, courant.com, 16 Mar. 2018 This is not a place that can afford to misallocate hundreds of millions of dollars in educational funds. Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 1 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misallocate
Verb
  • The film follows the young singer Seti, who refuses to accept the fact that women in Iran are not allowed to perform in public.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • Ragusa alleged in her suit that the city discriminated against her, as well as other female and minority candidates, by refusing to interview them for the job back when it was first advertised.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • President Trump reportedly approved attack plans but withheld final orders to see if Iran would abandon its nuclear program, indicating military preparations continued alongside diplomatic channels.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • During the pandemic, Cuomo’s administration withheld the true COVID-19 death toll inside nursing homes, according to a probe by state Attorney General Letitia James’ office.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • But the company denies claims that its equipment sparked the 2019 fire, which tore through Sylmar, Porter Ranch and Granada Hills — all suburbs of Los Angeles — burning 8,799 acres.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • To many in the transgender community, the policy also felt like another attack by the current administration to erase them from public spaces and deny their existence.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Curaçao, ranked 90th by FIFA, had two goals disallowed beforehand.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • Lawmakers should pass legislation that was first proposed in 2015 to disallow any DTC marketing dollars to be used as tax deductions.
    Jim Martin, Denver Post, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • This can manifest into an AI tool that ends up rejecting qualified job candidates because it was trained on biased data.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • That kind of backlash prompted officials in La Mesa, Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad to reject digital billboard proposals.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Wilson is, as always, Anderson’s ideal vessel, openhearted and phony all at once, impossible to begrudge.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
  • No one should begrudge Wayne for being contented on Tha Carter VI, secure in his reputation as one of the best to ever do it.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • Iran's missile launches have declined, though officials have not explained.
    Amanda Castro Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • But the league declined to comment on any punishment for the official.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 June 2025

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“Misallocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misallocate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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