mismanagement

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Recent Examples of mismanagement Granger and Carlson became locked in a bitter feud with Abernethy, with each side accusing the other of mismanagement. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026 The tragic twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 laid bare the dire state of the country’s health system, crippled by years of economic crisis, government mismanagement and the migration of medical workers. Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 Chadwick Boseman’s brothers filed a petition last week seeking control of the late actor’s estate, accusing their brother’s widow of mismanagement and failing to distribute the assets. Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 July 2026 But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Cubans have endured decades of mismanagement from their own communist government, along with economic warfare from the US – but the past few years have been particularly harsh. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 July 2026 The former superintendent of the Hickman Mills School District was fired abruptly last July as the district faced state-level allegations of financial mismanagement and improper activity. Ilana Arougheti july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Increasingly severe wildfires — fueled by climate change and more than a century of forest mismanagement — have forced an environmental reckoning on mountain towns nestled in California’s Sierra Nevada. Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 But underneath run deep veins of discontent that have grown over decades of bloody repression, international sanctions and economic mismanagement, and have widened since authorities killed thousands of anti-government protesters in January. ABC News, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanagement
Noun
  • Shilts made history as the first out gay reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and then again with this landmark book about the mishandling of the AIDS crisis in its early days.
    Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
  • Special Counsel Robert Hur had obtained these recordings as part of his probe into Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents from his time as vice president and senator.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • The college also suffered multi-million-dollar financial shortfalls, some tied to the misuse of bond money and state funds.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • The same adjustment would also apply to assessments of, and interventions for, alcohol and substance misuse during doctors’ visits.
    Sarah Todd, STAT, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • The violence and torture that took place in detention centers were also gendered, as women suffered abuses different from those to which men were subjected.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • However, their mission proves more than challenging as Trask employs Reavers, a fleet of overpowered militia that abduct and abuse mutants.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Leedberg-Snow pleaded guilty to felony counts of solicitation to commit vital records fraud, title fraud, theft by misapplication of property and witness tampering, per the attorney general’s office.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Porter was charged with five felony counts of theft of service over $30,000 and one count of misapplication of a trust fund, which is a misdemeanor.
    Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2026

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“Mismanagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanagement. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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