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Recent Examples of mismanagement
Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.
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Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Both of those groups have received scrutiny in the past from Republicans over financial mismanagement allegations.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found dangerous conditions and financial mismanagement at a Texas immigration detention facility.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Her brand was one reason why Kmart survived despite mismanagement, bankruptcy and constant store closings over the years.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
After that amnesty, most militia leaders became part of Lebanon's ruling class that later was blamed for decades of corruption and mismanagement leading to an economic meltdown in 2019.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Cuba’s economy was already struggling thanks to its leadership’s mismanagement before the loss of cheap Venezuelan oil and Washington’s energy embargo.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
In a cover story for People, Karamo Brown said that the pressures of the show, tensions with his castmates, and producer mismanagement contributed to his relapse on drugs and alcohol while filming season three in 2018, after over a decade of sobriety.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 June 2026
In the largest takeover of its kind, federal housing officials took control of the Chicago Housing Authority four days after its chairman, Vince Lane, and the CHA board resigned under a cloud of mismanagement.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Both of those groups have received scrutiny in the past from Republicans over financial mismanagement allegations.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found dangerous conditions and financial mismanagement at a Texas immigration detention facility.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Her brand was one reason why Kmart survived despite mismanagement, bankruptcy and constant store closings over the years.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
After that amnesty, most militia leaders became part of Lebanon's ruling class that later was blamed for decades of corruption and mismanagement leading to an economic meltdown in 2019.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Cuba’s economy was already struggling thanks to its leadership’s mismanagement before the loss of cheap Venezuelan oil and Washington’s energy embargo.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
In a cover story for People, Karamo Brown said that the pressures of the show, tensions with his castmates, and producer mismanagement contributed to his relapse on drugs and alcohol while filming season three in 2018, after over a decade of sobriety.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 June 2026
In the largest takeover of its kind, federal housing officials took control of the Chicago Housing Authority four days after its chairman, Vince Lane, and the CHA board resigned under a cloud of mismanagement.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanagement
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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
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The mishandling of pregnancies behind bars is a widespread problem, with women around the country saying they were neglected or harmed while they were locked up.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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According to Anthropic, Fable 5 delivers Mythos-level performance for most tasks with extensive safety controls designed to prevent misuse.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Making her merely a straight man would have been a misuse of Alexander’s expansive talent.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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In 2014, Smith served a nine-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct and substance abuse policies.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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He was suspended multiple times during his career for infractions including violating the league's substance abuse and personal conduct policy.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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An improved driver assistance suite now packages standard lane departure prevention, traffic sign recognition, intelligent emergency braking, and pedal misapplication collision prevention.—
C.C. Weiss
May 19,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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He was booked into the county jail the same day and charged with seven felonies, including theft of service between $2,500 and $30,000, misapplication of construction funds totaling $500 or more and theft of property between $2,500 and $30,000.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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“Mismanagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanagement. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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