mismanagement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanagement
Noun
  • For example, phishing click rates, credential misuse and browsing violations are behaviors that often lead to breaches.
    Masha Sedova, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • The report highlights countries like Brazil and Colombia for undermining patent rights through compulsory licensing misuse, unreasonable patentability standards and delays in granting or enforcing patents.
    Scott Suckow, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • When these systems break under the stress of abuse, neglect, or general incompetence, bad things happen.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
  • Critics argue the murders were calculated acts of greed, rather than acts of desperation by abuse victims.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Today marks the start of a new era for SNAP—prioritizing work, career and technical education, and volunteering rather than idleness, excess spending, and misapplication of the law.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Matthew Mixon, 38, pled guilty in December to misapplication of fiduciary property, according to court documents.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Mismanagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanagement. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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