mismanagement

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Recent Examples of mismanagement The Senate homeland security committee has one of the broadest investigative jurisdictions in Congress, with instances of waste, fraud, abuse, corruption, and mismanagement across the federal government all falling within the panel’s purview. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 Decades of mismanagement and corruption have hollowed out Venezuela’s oil industry, while a government crackdown and an economic crisis led to a mass exodus. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 For years, conservatives have been painting California as a progressive basket case, predicting that Democratic mismanagement would plunge its economy down the tubes and send rich people fleeing. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 Allegations of corruption and mismanagement during earlier outbreaks have undermined confidence in health authorities, experts say. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 But after his retirement, a Daily Southtown investigation and subsequent criminal charges found financial mismanagement under his leadership. — Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 The lawsuits say Clancy strangled the three children in the basement of the family's Duxbury home during a mental health crisis exacerbated by poor medical treatment and prescription mismanagement. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Their enthusiastic reception underscored the enduring aspiration for democratic liberty and dignity after decades of political repression, economic mismanagement, and corruption. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026 Previous Ebola outbreaks were marked by allegations of corruption and mismanagement of funds, which experts said have contributed to the mistrust of local communities, complicating the efforts to halt the spread. — Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanagement
  1. mishandling
  2. misuse
  3. abuse
  4. misapplication
Noun
  • Trump’s mishandling of China policy has opened space for a new strategy.
    — Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But the alliance between big tech and the film world hasn’t been without substantial friction; take Amazon’s mishandling of Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of mishandling
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  • This includes deliberate misuse by bad actors for cyberattacks, and also situations where humans lose control of advanced AI systems.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • While the technology is clearly highly useful to law enforcement, safeguards against its misuse must be put into place.
    — Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of misuse
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  • Orange County prosecutors also charged Nguyen with animal cruelty and animal abuse by a caretaker, both felonies, and a sentencing enhancement alleging the personal use of a weapon.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Six of the paper’s journalists have been murdered during its three and a half decades of operation, including Anna Politkovskaya, an ardent critic of President Vladimir Putin who reported extensively on human rights abuses in Chechnya.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of abuse
Noun
  • The Fifth Down Game There was a time when Missouri and Colorado were Big Eight foes, and the fifth down in 1990 remains the most infamous misapplication of justice in the history of college football.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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